| Oliver | |
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| Related names | Oliver; Olivier |
| Clan affiliations | Fraser |
The surname Oliver is of several different origins.
Etymology [link]
The surname Oliver is derived from the Old French personal name Olivier. The Oliver surname (meaning "seller, or processor of olive oil") seems to be French Norman in origin. The Olivers were probably part of William the Conqueror's Norman Invasion of Britain in 1066. The Oliver family was a sept of the Scotland Highlands' powerful Fraser Clan and was a very powerful clan themselves in Roxburghshire and the Borders area. It arrived in Scotland and Ireland in the 14th century. This Old French name was introduced to Scotland and Ireland by the Normans. During the Middle Ages, it was a popular name throughout Europe. It was borne by one of Charlemagne's paladins, and friend of Roland.[1] Ostensibly, the name is said to derive from the Latin olivarius, meaning "olive tree".[2] However, all of Charlemagne's paladins bore Germanic names;[2] and the Latin derivation of the name may be a result of folk etymology working on an unidentified Germanic personal name, possibly a cognate of Álvaro;[1] or possibly distantly connected with the Old Norse Óleifr, meaning "ancestral relic".[2]
The Catalan and (Occitan) French surname is a topographic name. It is derived from oliver (pronounced [uliˈβe, oliβe, oliˈve(ɾ)]), meaning "olive tree". It may also be related to the homonymous name listed above.[1]
People [link]
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A [link]
- Adam Oliver (1823–1882), Canadian businessman-politician
- Al Oliver (b. 1946), baseball player
- Alan Oliver, English sports journalist
- Andrew Oliver (1706–1774), Massachusetts merchant and public official
- Alexander Oliver (1744–1828), American soldier
- Anton Oliver (b. 1975), New Zealand rugby player
B [link]
- Barret Oliver (born 1973), American actor
- Bernard M. Oliver (1919–1995), eminent American scientist and SETI advocate
- Bob Oliver (born 1943), baseball player
- Brian Oliver (born 1968), basketball player
C [link]
- Catriona Oliver(born 1980), Australian Olympic rower
- Chad Oliver (1928–1993), science-fiction novelist
- Craig Oliver (born 1938), Canadian telejournalist
- Craig Oliver (born 1969), Downing Street Director of Communications and former BBC media executive
D [link]
- Dale Oliver, American composer
- Damien Oliver (born 1972), Australian jockey
- Daniel Oliver (1930–1916), British botanist
- Darren Oliver (born 1970), baseball pitcher
- David Oliver (actor) (1962–1992), American actor
- David Oliver (Canadian politician), politician in British Columbia, Canada
- David Oliver (athlete), American athlete
- Dean Oliver (basketball) (born 1978)
- Dean Oliver (footballer) (born 1987), player for Sheffield United
- Deanna Oliver, American actress
- Donald Oliver (born 1938), Canadian Senator
E [link]
- Edna May Oliver (1883–1942), American character actress
F [link]
- Farquhar Oliver (1904–1989), Canadian politician
- Francis Wall Oliver (1864–1951), British botanist
- Frank Oliver (politician) (1853–1933), Canadian politician
- Frank Oliver (rugby union) (b. 1948), New Zealand rugby player
- Frank A. Oliver (1883–1968), New York Congressman
- Frank L. Oliver (b. 1922), Pennsylvania politician
G [link]
- Gene Oliver (1913–2007), American catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball.
- Geoffrey Oliver (1898–1980), British admiral
- George T. Oliver (1848–1919), American lawyer, publisher, and Republican party politician
- Glynis Oliver, artist and colorist in the comics industry
- Graham Oliver, English guitarist.
H [link]
- Harry Oliver (1888–1973), American humorist
- Harry Oliver (ice hockey) (1898–1985), Canadian
- Henry Oliver (1865–1965), British naval officer
I [link]
- Ian Oliver, former police officer, now an international consultant for the United Nations
- Isaac Oliver (c. 1565–1617) French-born English portrait miniature painter
J [link]
- Jack Edward Oliver (1942–2007), British cartoonist
- Jackie Oliver (born 1942), Formula One driver
- James Harrison Oliver (1857–1928), a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy
- James Michael Yorrick Oliver, Lord Mayor of London from 2001 to 2002
- Jamie Oliver, (b. 1975), British celebrity chef
- Jamie Oliver (musician), of Lostprophets
- Jimmy Oliver (born 1969), basketball player
- Joe Oliver (baseball player) (born 1965), catcher
- Joe "King" Oliver (1885–1938). African-American jazz musician and bandleader
- John Oliver (politician) and farmer in British Columbia, Canada
- John Oliver (comedian), British political comedian
- John Ertle Oliver, (1923–2011), American scientist (aka Jack Oliver)
- Jools Oliver; née Juliette Norton, wife of British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver
- Joseph Oliver (mayor), mayor of Toronto 1908–1909
- Joseph Oliver (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s
- Despot Jovan Oliver (ca. 1310–1356), Serbian nobleman and autonomous ruler
- Juan García Oliver (1901–1980), Spanish Anarcho-syndicalist revolutionary
L [link]
- Laureen Oliver, New York political activist
M [link]
- Mark Oliver (born 1966), voice actor
- Martin Oliver, British children's author
- Mary Oliver (born 1936), American poet
- Meg Oliver (born 1970), TV news anchor
- Melvin Oliver (born 1983), football player
- Michael Oliver (Carleton president), (1925–2004) Canadian academic leader
- Michael Oliver (actor), American actor
- Michael Oliver (footballer), Scottish football player and manager
- Michael Oliver (Lord Mayor), Lord Mayor of London (2001–2002)
- Michael Oliver (real estate), founder of the Republic of Minerva
- Michael Oliver (writer, broadcaster) (1937–2002)
N [link]
- Nancy Oliver (born 1955), American playwright and screenwriter
- Neil Oliver, Scottish historian
- Neil Oliver (footballer), English footballer
- Nicole Oliver, Canadian actress
O [link]
- Oliver (singer) (1945–2000), American pop singer (né William Oliver Swofford)
P [link]
- Pam Oliver (born 1961), American sportscaster
- Paul Oliver (born 1927), British architectural historian
- Paul Ambrose Oliver (1830–1912), American Civil War Union general and Medal of Honor recipient
- Peter Oliver (painter) (1594–1648), English miniaturist painter
R [link]
- Robert Don Oliver (1895–1980), British naval officer
- R. W. Oliver, the first chancellor of the University of Kansas
- Rachel Oliver, New Zealand international football (soccer) player
- Raymond Oliver (1909–1990), Parisian restaurateur
- Reggie Oliver (born 1952), English playwright
- Revilo P. Oliver (1908–1994), American professor, conspiracy theorist and white supremacist
- Richard Martin fitz Oliver, actually Richard Martyn (c. 1602–1648), Irish politician
- Robert Oliver (born 1950), New Zealand Olympic cyclist
- Roland Oliver (born 1923), professor of African history
S [link]
- Sally Oliver (born 1983), English actress
- Sheila Y. Oliver (born 1952), New Jersey legislator
- Simon Oliver, British comic book writer
- Solomon Oliver Jr. (born 1947), United States federal judge
- Stephen Oliver (Jr), pseudonym of English writer William Andrew Chatto (1799–1864)
- Sir Stephen Oliver (born 1938), retired British judge
- Stephen Oliver (1941–2008), American actor
- Stephen Oliver (1950–92), British composer
- Stephen Oliver (born 1948), retired Anglican bishop
- Professor Stephen Oliver, British biologist and biochemist
- Steven Oliver (born 1971), former Australian rules footballer
- Susan Oliver (1932–90), American actress and aviatrix, noted for appearing in Star Trek
- Sy Oliver (1910–1988), American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader
T [link]
- Tom Oliver (born 1938), Australian actor
- Thomas Oliver (Canadian politician) (1821–80), Canadian businessman and political figure
- Thomas Oliver (Lieutenant Governor) (1733–1815), the last Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts
- Tommy Oliver (musician) (1932–2006), American musician and music producer
- Tony Oliver (born 1958), American voice actor
- Troy Oliver, musician-songwriter
V [link]
- Vaughan Oliver (born 1957), British graphic designer
- Vic Oliver (1898–1964), Austrian actor-comedian; Winston Churchill's son-in-law
W [link]
- W. H. Oliver (born 1925), New Zealand poet-historian
- Walter Oliver (1883–1957), New Zealander ornithologist
- William Oliver (disambiguation), multiple people
- Winslow Oliver (born 1973), National Football League running back
See also [link]
References [link]
- ^ a b c "Oliver" in A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-280050-7
- ^ a b c Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Hardcastle, Kate. ed. Oxford Dictionary of Names (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 210. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
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Gemma Hayes discography
This is the discography of the Irish alternative rock singer-songwriter, Gemma Hayes.
Since first becoming musically active in 2001, Hayes has released four studio albums.
Albums
Studio albums
Oliver (song)
"Oliver" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, performed in Norwegian by Anita Skorgan. This was Skorgan's second participation in the Contest; in 1977 she had placed 14th out of 18 entries with "Casanova".
The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with Skorgan addressing a former lover (with whom she sings she broke up four weeks ago) who she sees in a disco. She tells him that if she happens to walk past him, she will ask him for a dance, because she believes that he misses her and she is prepared to give him another chance. English ("Oliver"), German ("(Tanz mit mir) Oliver"), French ("Il faut danser") and Swedish ("Oliver") versions of the song were also released after the Contest.
The song was performed sixteenth on the night, following Sweden's Ted Gärdestad with "Satellit" and preceding the United Kingdom's Black Lace with "Mary Ann". At the close of voting, it had received 57 points, placing 11th in a field of 19.
It was succeeded as Norwegian representative at the 1980 contest by Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta with "Sámiid Ædnan". Anita Skorgan returned to the Contest in 1982 with her then husband Jahn Teigen with the duet "Adieu".
Believer (American Authors song)
"Believer" is the debut single by American indie rock band American Authors. The song was written by band members Zac Barnett, Dave Rublin, Matt Sanchez, and James Adam Shelley, along with producers Aaron Accetta and Shep Goodman. "Believer" first appeared on their 2013 American Authors EP and was released as the band's debut single on March 19, 2012; it was later included on their debut studio album, Oh, What a Life (2014).
Release
"Believer" initially garnered airplay on United States modern rock radio in early 2013, and was later re-released to modern rock, triple A, hot adult contemporary and mainstream radio following the success of the band's second single "Best Day of My Life". A remix of the song by Dutch DJ Tiësto was issued as a digital single on July 22, 2014. There is an accompanying music video that shows two boys working together to build a time machine
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from Oh, What a Life liner notes.
Believer (Kutless album)
Believer is the seventh full-length studio album by the Christian rock band Kutless. It was released on February 28, 2012. The first single, "Carry Me to the Cross" has seen success on the Billboard Christian Songs chart with a peak at No. 15. The album debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Hot Christian Albums chart and No. 42 on the Billboard 200. The album later peak at No. 1 on Hot Christian Albums and No. 36 on the 200 chart, becoming Kutless' highest position in the 200 so far.
This is the last album to feature long-time bassist Dave Luetkenhoelter and drummer Jeff Gilbert, who left the band in 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Track listing
Personnel
Charts
Album
Critical review
About.com's Kim Jones said that the album "Bottom Line - our lives are a journey and since we know where our ultimate destination lies, the people and the events we find ourselves participating in during the trip take on more importance. Believer mimics that in that it is a journey, but the individual songs speak to different moments in our walks, giving some more weight than others today and then switching it up and highlighting others still tomorrow. Like Jesus meets us where we are at, the well-crafted songs on this album do the same."
Believer (Chic album)
Believer is the seventh studio album by American band Chic, their last for the Atlantic Records label, and the last featuring the classic line-up of Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards, Alfa Anderson, Luci Martin, and Tony Thompson. The album includes the singles "Give Me The Lovin'" (#57 US R&B), "You Are Beautiful" (issued only in France, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia), and "Party Everybody" (issued only in Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands). The album failed to make much of an impact and shortly after its release the group disbanded. 1983 had seen Nile Rodgers releasing his first solo album, Adventures in the Land of the Good Groove - also largely overlooked, at least on a strictly commercial level. The following production assignment for David Bowie's Let's Dance album was to change the future for both Rodgers and his colleague Bernard Edwards completely.
Believer was transferred to compact disc and re-released by Atlantic Records/Warner Music in 1991. The album was digitally remastered and re-issued by Wounded Bird Records in 2006.
