Explore names that begin with O, with notes on the meaning and history of each name.
Researched from sources, checked in a separate review, with uncertainty stated plainly.
Olivia to Otto.
Girl
Olivia, Liv or Ollie. Olivia can stay Olivia, or make room for Liv or Ollie as a shorter everyday name.
These shorter forms have other uses too.
The olive connection. Olivia is probably linked to Latin oliva, “olive”, perhaps through Italian. Other explanations connect it with Oliva or Oliver.
The precise formation of Olivia remains uncertain.
Boy
Oren means pine tree. Oren means “pine tree” in Hebrew.
From a Hebrew word to a name. The given name comes from the Hebrew noun אֹרֶן, meaning “pine tree”. Oren is documented as a masculine Hebrew given name.
Girl
The Odilia connection. Ottilie is a German form in the Odilia name family.
Heritage or wealth. Odilia has been linked either to Germanic words for “inheritance” or “heritage”, or to words for “wealth” or “fortune”.
These are alternative explanations of the older name, rather than one certain derivation.
Boy
A short name with a long history. If you like a short name with a historical thread, Otto offers one: Otto I, known as Otto the Great, was crowned emperor in 962.
The wealth connection. Otto grew from German short forms of names beginning with Ot- or Od-. That older name element carries the sense of wealth or property.
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