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I dislike both. I can't stand Olivia, it is one of my most hated "real" names (in a different category to all the incorrect spellings or tryndee names) and I really have never been able to put my finger on why exactly. I think its because its too pretty and princessy and I know that doesn't really make sense but oh well. There is nothing fundamentally wrong with it, it just really doesn't do it for me.
I like the idea of Olive but my first association is the food and my second is the inferior and superior olive in the brain (I'm a psych student). Its a name I wouldn't mind seeing on someone else's kid but I'd feel kind of goofy calling it across a playground.
Weirdly enough, Oliver is one of my favourite boys names though and I do really like the nns Ollie and Liv and even Livvy...or Via actually for Olivia.

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Rosemary and Olivia sound better as a sibset to me...less foody. Rosemary and Olive sound like they are ingredients from the Italian restaurant's menu :-p