Name: Olin
Gender: Male
Usage: Olin is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Olin are in general originating from Norway, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Olin is: Holy, Of the ancestors.
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Numerology of the first name Olin: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 5. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: adventurous, energetic, curious, visionary, magnetic, expansive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Extroverted, Adventurous
Ruling planet: Mercury
Colors: White, Gray
Gemstones: Diamond
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The name Olin is ranked on the 12,832nd position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.
We estimate that there are at least 18500 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Olin has four characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Olin for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Olin is both a surname and a given name.
There are various meanings of the name:
Middle English origin: From the word holly, the evergreen shrub or tree; (Middle English holi(n), Old English holegn).
Old Norse origin: of the ancestors or "ancestor's heir" or "family's descendant"
Swedish: "to inherit"
Possible diminutive form of the name Olaf which has the same Old Norse meaning.
Possible variation of the name "Olen", Russian for deer.
Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
- Bob Olin, American boxer and former world light heavyweight champion
- Charles H. Olin, Canadian politician from the Northwest Territories and Alberta
- Franklin W. Olin, American industrialist, founder of the Olin Corporation and creator of the F. W. Olin Foundation
- Gideon Olin, American politician from Vermont
- Henry Olin, American politician from Vermont
- Jim Olin, American politician from Virginia
- John M. Olin, American industrialist, son of Franklin W. Olin
- Ken Olin, American television actor, director and producer
- Kristina Axén Olin, Swedish Moderate Party politician
- Laurie Olin, American landscape architect
- Lena Olin, Swedish actress
- Margreth Olin, Norwegian film director
- Roxy Olin, American actress and socialite, daughter of Ken Olin
- Steve Olin, American professional baseball player
- Stig Olin, Swedish actor
- Thomas F. Olin, American industrialist, Chairman of Archway Cookies, Incorporated.
- William M. Olin, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
Given name:
- Olin Kreutz, professional football player for the Chicago Bears
- Olin Stephens, American yacht designer
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