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OCTAVIA: Feminine form of Latin Octavius,
"eighth."
ODETTA: see
Odette.
ODETTE:
Feminine diminutive of Old French name Oda,
itself related to Otto, "prosperity."
OLAVE: see
Olive.
OLGA:
Russian feminine form of Oleg, "holy," and
equivalent of Scandinavian Helga, "holy." No
regular variants.
OLIVE: From
the plant, itself implying "peace" through its olive
branch. Variant, Olave, exists. Diminutive is
Olivette.
OLIVETTE:
see Olive.
OLIVIA: From
Latin or Italian oliva, "olive." Also
feminine equivalent of Oliver, "olive tree."
OLWEN: Welsh
name meaning "white footprints."
ONA:
Probably an alteration of Oona, "together."
OONA:
English form of Irish name Una, "together."
Variant, Oonagh, exists.
OONAGH: see
Oona.
OPAL: From
the precious stone.
OPHELIA:
Apparently feminine of Greek Ophelos, "profit;
help."
OPRAH:
Variant of biblical name Orpah, "she who turns
her back."
ORIANA:
Latin name meaning "dawn" or "sunrise.".
ORINTHIA:
Greek name meaning "to excite" or "to stir the mind."
OTTOLINE:
Diminutive of French or German Ottilie, itself
from medieval name Odila, the feminine form of
Otto, "prosperity."
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