Ole
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[edit] Danish
[edit] Etymology
Medieval short form of Olaf.
[edit] Proper noun
Ole
- A male given name.
[edit] Related terms
[edit] 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.
[edit] German
[edit] Etymology
Danish and Norwegian Ole.
[edit] Proper noun
Ole.
- A male given name.
[edit] Norwegian
[edit] 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.
[edit] Proper noun
Ole
- A male given name.
[edit] References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
- [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.
