The story behind Ole
Borrowed from Danish Ole.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
German entry
Borrowed from Norwegian and Danish Ole.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): OW1 L / OW2 L EY1
Regional pronunciation variants
- German: /ˈʔoːlə/
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Ole ranked #4820 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Ole
Else
From Danish Else. Borrowed from Danish Else.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hanne
Short form of Johanna, Hannele, or borrowed from Danish or German Hanne.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Malte
From Danish Malte. From Danish Malte. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1672.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mette
From Danish Mette.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ollie
From Germanic, from Latin olivarius (“olive tree”) (from oliva (“olive”)), and from Welsh.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Amie
A female given name from Latin, a less common spelling of Amy.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Ole
Axel
From Danish Aksel, first used for the bishop and statesman Absalon Hvide (1128–1201), from biblical Absalom. Some sources suggest that the bishop was originally named Áskell,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Siri
From Norwegian Siri, a variant of Sigrid, whence also English Sigrid.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abed
From Arabic عَابِد (ʕābid, “servant, worshipper”)
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Ole
Axel
From Danish Aksel, first used for the bishop and statesman Absalon Hvide (1128–1201), from biblical Absalom. Some sources suggest that the bishop was originally named Áskell,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Kai
Taken into regular use in the 1990s, with earlier popularity peaks in Scandinavia and Germany. The medieval Danish Kaj is possibly of Roman origin, Latinized as Caius, like the…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Mia
A German, Dutch and North Germanic diminutive of Maria.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection