Ole

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ole"

Danish

Etymology

Medieval short form of Olaf.

Proper noun

Ole

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Olaf
• (surnames) Olesen, Olsen

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

Borrowing 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.