The baby name toliver is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈtoʊlɪvər/ (TOH-lih-vər).
toliver is English in Origin.
The baby name toliver is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈtoʊlɪvər/ (TOH-lih-vər).
toliver is English in Origin.
Toliver is a rare English-language given name and surname with roots in Norman French and Italian. It derives from Old French Taillefer and Italian Tagliaferro, anglicized as Taliaferro, meaning "iron-cutter" or "hewer of iron," a nickname for a strong man or ironsmith. The surname entered England via the Normans and later colonial America; in Virginia the Taliaferro family pronounced it "Tolliver," which led to simplified spellings like Toliver.
As a transferred surname, Toliver appears as a masculine given name in 19th-century U.S. records, especially in the South and Appalachia, and remains uncommon today. Variants and related forms include Tolliver, Taliaferro, Taliferro, Tagliaferro, and Taillefer; Tolly occasionally serves as a nickname. Despite the similar sound, Toliver is etymologically unrelated to Oliver.
toliver is extremely rare. There are only 3 recorded uses on record, spread over 3 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
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