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Boy name Norwegian origin Christian tradition

Olav

OH-lahf · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
ancestor's descendant
Language
Norwegian
Culture
Old Norse
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · Norwegian
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Popularity over time

2022 rank#13785
2022 births5
Peak year1919
First appeared1919
Total US births38
1919 peak19191945197119962022
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
OlleOla
Alternate spellings
OlavOlaf
In other languages
Olaf (English)Oluf (Danish)Ólafur (Icelandic)

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Notable people named Olav

King Olav V of Norway
Saint Olav II Haraldsson