Ole

See also: ole, OLE, olé, öle, Öle, -ole, and 'Ole

Danish

Etymology

Medieval short form of Olaf.

Proper noun

Ole

  1. A male given name.

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔoːlə/
  • Rhymes: -oːlə
  • Hyphenation: Ole

Proper noun

Ole

  1. A male given name.

Norwegian

Etymology

From Danish Ole, short form of Olav. Also used as a written form of the Norwegian Ola and Olav in the 18th and 19th century.

Proper noun

Ole

  1. A male given name.

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.
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