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What does Ole mean?
Ole 
▼ as a boys' name is of Old Norse origin, and the name Ole means "ancestor's relic". Ole is a variant form of Olaf (Old Norse): a royal name in Norway.
ENDS WITH -le
ASSOCIATED WITH norse
Variations
VARIANT Olle
RELATED FORMS VIA OLAF Ola, Olaff, Olav, Olave, Olin▼, Olof, Olov
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ole Douglas (O.D.), ..
How popular is Ole?
Ole is an uncommon first name for men but a somewhat popular last name for both adults and children (#118236 out of 150436, Top 79%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Ole reached its apex rank of #301 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not found in the list currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Olin (#1518 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Ola, Olaf, Olle and Olof are the popular variation forms of Ole. These relations of Ole were popular as birth names a century ago (ADOPTION OF 0.1%) and have become significantly less common since.
Similar Names
Ole▼ is alike in pronunciation to Al▼, Ull, Wil, Will▼, Wole, Yael▲, Yale, Yoel and Yule. Other recommended sound-alike names are Oleg and Olen▼. These names tend to be more commonly used than Ole.
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