Olivia vs Madison - What's the difference?
olivia | madison |
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* 1601 , Twelfth Night , Act I, Scene 1:
* 1766 , The Vicar of Wakefield :
* 1985 , Echoes , Arrow Books (2006), ISBN 978-0099498650, page 404:
The capital city of Wisconsin, USA.
, transferred from the surname.
popular since 1984 when it appeared as the name of a mermaid in the film Splash .
As a proper noun olivia
is (female given name).As a noun madison is
(cycling) a two-man track cycling event in which partners take turns to race round the track a number of times, and then must exchange places with a partner by means of a hand sling.olivia
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- O! when mine eyes did see Olivia first / Methought she purg'd the air of pestilence.
- I intended to call her after Aunt Grizel, but my wife who, during pregnancy, had been reading romances, insisted upon her being called Olivia . In less than another year we had another daughter, and now I was determined that Grizel should be her name; but a rich relation taking a fancy to stand godmother, the girl was, by her directions, called Sophia, so that we had two romantic names in the family, but I solemnly protest I had no hand in it.
- 'Olivia , that's a fine posh name for Castlebay,' he said approvingly. 'Ah, they're sick of these Davids and Clares and Gerrys, the dull old names,' Clare laughed. 'I hope they won't call her Olly,' David said. 'Make your own nickname then,' Gerry said. 'Livy?' Clare suggested. 'Liffey even?' Gerry said.