♂♀ Name Olin

Olin is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Olin one of the gender-neutral unisex names.

Where does the name Olin come from?

The Swedish name Olin is a unisex variant of the feminine name Oline, which derived from the names Ole or Olaf.

What does the name Olin mean?

Olin means “ancestor’s descendant” (from Old Norse “anu” = ancestor + “leifr” = descendant/heir).

Similar girl’s names

Oline, Olivia, Orla, Elin, Lina

Similar boy’s names

Ole, Olaf, Alin, Orin

Nicknames

Oli, Lin, Oly, Lini

Places called Olin

  • Olin, Poland
  • Olin, USA, Indiana
  • Olin, USA, Iowa
  • Olin, USA, Kentucky
  • Olin, USA, North Carolina
  • Olin, USA, Texas

Pronunciation of Olin

Notable people with the name

  • Olin Kreutz (born 1977), professional football player for the Chicago Bears
  • Olin Browne (born 1959), American professional golfer
  • Olin W. Joerg (born 1956), German lawyer from Augsburg
  • Olin J. Eggen (1919 - 1998), American astronomer
  • Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr. (1907 - 2001), American naturalist, author and filmmaker
  • Olin Hatfield Chilson (1903 - 1991), United states federal judge
  • Olin Francis (1891 - 1952), American actor
  • Olin T. Nye (1872 - 1943), American lawyer, judge, and politician from New York
  • Olin B. Lewis (1861 - 1936), American politician and educator
  • Olin Levi Warner (1844 - 1896), American sculptor

Olin is also a common surname. Famous people with the surname Olin are e.g:

  • Lena Maria Jonna Olin (born 1955), Swedish actress and former beauty queen
  • Kenneth Edward Olin (born 1954), American actor, film producer and film director
  • Jean Olin (1891 - 1972), French painter and decorator
  • Johan Frederik Olin (1883 - 1928 in Ingå), Finnish wrestler
  • Abram B. Olin (1808 - 1879), American lawyer and politician
  • Elisabeth Olin (1740 - 1828), Swedish opera singer

Variants of the name Olin

Ollin

Parents who like the name Olin also like

Elin Esra Enoa Milou Lou Nika Lori Florin Lorin Miko Énoa Merle Anuk Ira Mika

Popularity of the name Olin

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