Across the world, Ole (Ole 
, أول 
, אולה 
, among others...) is a common mostly masculine, but seldom girly given name. The given name Ole is characteristic of Greenland, where it is quite a common boy's name, Denmark, and Norway (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Germany, Denmark, and Norway. Very seldom, Ole is the last name as well as the forename.
Ole is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Ole | Norway, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Germany |
| أول | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria |
| אולה | Israel |
| Оле | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Уле | Russia, Ukraine |
Ole is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ole , the fictional character from the danish children's television show Kaj & Andrea; Ole Møgdahl , the fictional character from the radio program Freakshow; Ole Jastrau , character in Hærværk and Ole Aleksander Filibom-bom-bom .
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ole worm Danish scientist (1588-1654), DK (b. 1588) |
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ole borch Danish scientist (1626-1690), DK (b. 1626) |
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ole christensen rømer Danish astronomer, DK (b. 1644) |
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ole judichær Danish military personnel (1661-1729), SE (b. 1661) |
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| ole jonsen hindrum Norwegian architect (b. 1625) |
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ole gløersen (b. 1673) |
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| ole christophersen tønder NO (b. 1633) |
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| ole krabbe Danish judge (1656-1728) (b. 1656) |
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| ole bentsen NO (b. 1653) |
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| ole worm (1667-1708) (b. 1667) |
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| ole svendsen bakke (b. 1660) |
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| ole olsen haugen (b. 1666) |
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ole christopher wessel jurist, NO (b. 1744) |
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| ole camstrup NO (b. 1685) |
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ole johan samsøe Danish author, DK (b. 1759) |
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