Ole

Ole

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ole"

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Danish Ole.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Ole

    1. A male given name from Danish.

    Danish

    Etymology

    Medieval short form of Olaf.

    Proper noun

    Ole

    1. a male given name

    References

    • [1] 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

    Borrowed from Norwegian and Danish Ole.

    Pronunciation

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

    Proper noun

    Ole

    1. a male given name

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Alternative forms

    • Åle

    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)

    1. a male given name from Danish or Old Norse

    References

    • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
    • [2] 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.