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Oliver
Oliver is a given name, also a surname, usually male, believed to derive from the Old French given name Olivier, though this may be a false etymology; -- it may be a corruption of a Germanic personal name, cognate with the Scandinavian name "Olaf" or "Ă“lafur," which carries the meaning of "ancestor," "forbear," or "talisman."name's popularity during the Middle Ages] was augmented by the fact that [[Olivier (The Song of Roland)|Olivier was the name of one of Charlemagne's paladins and a friend of the great warrior Roland.
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