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Very beautiful, elegant and pleasant. The only thing that puts me off is the dismal prospect of people shortening it to Olly. Which sort-of happened to a relative of mine, born before the First World War and named Olivia. As soon as she was old enough, she insisted on being called Olive, and yes, that was nicknamed into Olly too, though not all the time. I'd happily consider Olivia as a mn.