Ole
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Danish
Etymology
Medieval short form of Olaf.
Proper noun
Ole
- a male given name
Related terms
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 59 433 males with the given name Ole have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
German
Etymology
Borrowing from Norwegian and Danish Ole.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ole
- a male given name
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish Ole, or inherited from Old Norse Óli, a short form of Old Norse Óláfr. Commonly used as a Danicised written form of the doublets Ola and Olav in the 18th and 19th century.
Proper noun
Ole m (definite Olen)
- a male given name from Danish or Old Norse
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 32 318 males with the given name Ole living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.