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On a branch of my family tree, born between 1900 and 1910, an Olivia was born in the UK. She insisted on being called Olive all her life. She was said to have been lively and cheerful; named her children Muriel after her sister and Rodney. I find Olive unfortunate - a food item doesn't appeal to me as a human name; I find Olivia beautiful, but also likely to shorten to something like Ollie or Livvie or Liv. Olivia probably works best as a mn.