- Ole (name)
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Ole Gender Masculine Origin Word/Name Old Norse Meaning "Ancestor's Descendant" Other names Related names Ola, Olaf, Olav, Oluf, Olof, Olov Ole is a Danish and Norwegian masculine given name, derived from the Old Norse name Óláfr, meaning "ancestor's descendant".
People named Ole
- Ole Anderson, former wrestler
- Ole Barman, Norwegian novelist
- Ole Barndorff-Nielsen, Danish mathematician
- Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Norwegian footballer
- Ole Nydahl, founder and director of Diamond Way
- Ole Svendsen, Danish boxer
References
- Mary Yonge, Charlotte. History of Christian names, Volume 1 London: Parker, Son, and Bourn, West Strand, (1863). at: Google Books
- Behind the Name
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