Olav is a ♂ male name.
Origin of Olav
Olav is a variant of the name Olaf, which is a Scandinavian name and derived from the Old Norse given name Áleifr.
Meaning of Olav
Olav means “ancestor’s descendant” (from Old Norse “anu” = ancestor + “leifr” = descendant).
Pronunciation of Olav
Alternate spelling of Olav
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- 🇦🇹 Austria: 2686 ↓↓ -228
- 🇦🇺 Australia: 4884 ↓↓ -628
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: 2493 ↑↑ 509
- 🇨🇦 Canada: 4254 ↑↑ 175
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 5022 ↓ -6
- 🇩🇪 Germany: 4135 ↓ -3
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: 1498 ↑ 90
- 🇪🇸 Spain: 3488 ↓↓ -475
- 🇫🇮 Finland: 584 ↑↑ 952
- 🇫🇷 France: 4490 ↓ -58
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 3438 ↓↓ -311
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: 5110 ↓↓ -391
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 9292 ↑↑ 262
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 843 ↓ -30
- 🇳🇴 Norway: 903 ↑ 54
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 3308 ↓↓ -604
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: 5999 ↓↓ -138
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: 5749 ↓↓ -1106
- 🇺🇸 United States: 4400 ↓ -93
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