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

Geography

* Oliphant, Ontario, Canada, a community * Oliphant Islands, South Orkney Islands *

Olifants River (Limpopo) The Olifants River, Lepelle, iBhalule or Obalule (; ) is a river in South Africa and Mozambique, a tributary of the Limpopo River. It falls into the Drainage Area B of the Drainage basins of South Africa. The historical area of the Pedi peopl ...

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

Olifants River (Western Cape) The Olifants River () is a river in the northwestern area of the Western Cape Province of South Africa. The upper and main catchment area of the Olifants river is around Ceres and the Cederberg mountains. The Clanwilliam and Bulshoek dams are l ...

, South Africa * Olifants Water Management Area, South Africa *

Olyphant, Pennsylvania Olyphant is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is northeast of downtown Scranton, on the Lackawanna River in the heart of the anthracite region of the state. Its main source of employment was the mining and shipping ...

, a borough in Pennsylvania, United States

People

* Oliphant (surname), a list of notable people with this name *

Margaret Oliphant Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant (born Margaret Oliphant Wilson; 4 April 1828 – 20 June 1897) was a Scottish novelist and historical writer, who usually wrote as Mrs. Oliphant. Her fictional works cover "domestic realism, the historical nov ...

, Scottish writer * Oliphant Chuckerbutty (1884–1960), British organist and composer *

Clan Oliphant Clan Oliphant is a Scottish Highland, Highland Scottish clan. History Origins of the clan Although this remains the subject of ongoing research the earliest member of this Clan known to date is Roger Olifard, who witnessed a foundation charter ...

, a Highland Scottish clan *

Pat Oliphant Patrick Bruce "Pat" Oliphant (born 24 July 1935) is an Australian-born American artist whose career spanned more than sixty years. His body of work primarily focuses on American and global politics, culture, and corruption; he is particularly k ...

, U.S. political cartoonist and artist, whose works were frequently signed with only his surname

Arts, entertainment, and media

* Oliphant (band), a Finnish band * Oliphant (''Dungeons & Dragons''), an elephant-like monster in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game *

Oliphaunt In J. R. R. Tolkien's epic fantasy ''The Lord of the Rings'', an oliphaunt (known in Gondor as a mûmak, plural: ''mûmakil'') is a giant elephant-like beast. They are encountered only as war elephants used by the army of the Haradrim. Tolkien b ...

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 "Sir Thopas" is one of ''The Canterbury Tales'' by Geoffrey Chaucer, published in 1387. The tale is one of two—together with The Tale of Melibee—told by the fictive Geoffrey Chaucer as he travels with the pilgrims on the journey to Canterbury ...

", in ''The Canterbury Tales'' *Eleanor Oliphant, protagonist of Gail Honeyman's ''

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine ''Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine'' is the 2017 debut novel by Gail Honeyman, and the winner of the 2017 Costa Debut Novel Award. The story centres on Eleanor Oliphant, a social misfit with a traumatic past who becomes enamoured with a si ...

Titles

Lord Oliphant Lord Oliphant was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created twice and de facto under Peerage Law a third time. The first creation is in abeyance of the law, the second extinct and the third creation is dormant. The title was certainly ...

, a peerage title in Scotland *

Oliphant baronets The Oliphant Baronetcy, of Newton, was a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 28 July 1629. Background The Oliphants of Newton and the Lords Oliphant were the two most influential branches of the Oliphant family in the 17th ...

, a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia

Vehicles

Olifant (tank) The Olifant (Afrikaans for Elephant) is the primary main battle tank of South Africa. It was developed from the British Centurion tank since 1976. These tanks were heavily redesigned and rebuilt by South Africa since 1976 with some help from Israel ...

, a South African version of the British Centurion tank

Others

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

Olifant (instrument) Olifant (also known as oliphant) was the name applied in the Middle Ages to a type of carved ivory hunting horn created from elephant tusks. Olifants were most prominently used in Europe from roughly the tenth to the sixteenth century, althou ...

, a wind instrument of the Middle Ages, made from elephants' tusks *

D'Oliphant The D'Oliphant, also written as De Oliphant, was commissioned in 1591 by Cornelis van Wijkcool as "boerenbehuizinge" built near Nieuwesluis on the island Voorne. Oliphant translates into "Elephant" although the current spelling of the Dutch ...

, a Dutch mansion originally built near Nieuwesluis, later moved to Rotterdam *

De Olifant, Burdaard De Olifant (; English: '' The Elephant'') is a smock mill in Burdaard, Friesland, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 35673. (Click on "Technische gegevens" to view.) History ''De ...