Olifant, Oliphant, Olyphant and similar variations may refer to:

Geography

* Oliphant, Ontario, Canada, a community *

Oliphant Islands Oliphant Islands () is a group of small ice-free islands and rocks lying south of Gourlay Peninsula, the southeast extremity of Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands. Dove Channel (Oliphant Islands), Dove Channel extends through this group in a ...

, South Orkney Islands * Olifants River (Limpopo), South Africa *

Olifants River (Southern Cape) Olifants River ( af, Olifantsrivier) is a river in the Klein Karoo area of the Western Cape, South Africa. Course It has its origins in the Traka and Kalkwal Rivers north of the Swartberg, becoming the Olifants River after flowing through the ...

, South Africa * Olifants River (Western Cape), South Africa *

Olifants Water Management Area {{distinguish, Olifants/Doorn Water Management Area Olifants WMA, or Olifants Water Management Area (coded: 4), Includes the following major rivers: the Elands River (Olifants), Elands River, Wilge River (Olifants), Wilge River, Steelpoort River and ...

, South Africa * Olyphant, Pennsylvania, a borough

People

Oliphant (surname) Oliphant or Olyphant is a surname that was established in England and Scotland by a family of Norman origin. The early forms Olifard and Oliphard (likely "olif" conjoined with the intensive suffix "-ard") are believed to allude to an olive branch. ...

, a list of notable people with this name *

Oliphant Chuckerbutty Soorjo Alexander William Langobard Oliphant Chuckerbutty (6 October 1884 – 5 September 1960), also known as Wilson Oliphant, was an English organist and composer, who was equally well known as a church organist and a cinema organist. Life and ...

(1884–1960), British organist and composer * Clan Oliphant, a Highland Scottish clan

Arts, entertainment, and media

Oliphant (band) Oliphant is a Finland, Finnish musical ensemble, band playing medieval music. History The Oliphant ensemble for medieval music has a repertoire consisting of music from the 12th century to the polyphonic ars nova. Formed in 1995, it has brought to ...

, a Finnish band *Oliphant, a type of monster in the Index of ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 1st edition monsters *Oliphaunt or mûmak, a monstrous elephant-like creature in J. R. R. Tolkien's '' The Lord of the Rings'' *Sir Olifaunt, a vicious giant in Geoffrey Chaucer's "Tale of Sir Thopas", in ''The Canterbury Tales'' *Eleanor Oliphant, protagonist of Gail Honeyman's '' Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine''

Titles

* Lord Oliphant, a peerage title in Scotland * Oliphant baronets, a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia

Vehicles

* Olifant tank, a South African version of the British Centurion tank

Others

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Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe ''Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe'', 435 U.S. 191 (1978), is a United States Supreme Court case deciding that Indian tribal courts have no criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians.. The case was decided on March 6, 1978 with a 6–2 majority. Th ...

'', a U.S. Supreme Court case deciding that Indian tribal courts have no criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians *

Olifant (instrument) Olifant (an alternate spelling of the word elephant) was the name applied in the Middle Ages to ivory hunting horns made from elephants' tusks. One of the most famous olifants belonged to the legendary Frankish knight Roland, protagonist of ' ...