Name: Olov
Gender: Male
Usage: Olov is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Olov are in general originating from Sweden.
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Numerology of the first name Olov: 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 1. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: individualistic, determined, pioneering, bold, athletic, independent, active, self-confident.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Determined
Ruling planet: Sun
Colors: Yellow, Orange, Gold
Gemstones: Topaz, Amber
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The name Olov is ranked on the 51,017th position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.
We estimate that there are at least 3000 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Olov has four characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Olov or Olof is a Swedish form of the Norwegian Olav/Olaf, meaning "ancestor's descendant". A common short form of the name is Olle. The name may refer to:
- Per-Olov Ahrén (1926–2004), Swedish clergyman, bishop of Lund from 1980 to 1992
- Per-Olov Brasar (born 1950), retired professional ice hockey forward
- Olov Englund (born 1983), Swedish Bandy player
- Per Olov Enquist (born 1934), one of Sweden's internationally best known authors
- Karl Olov Hedberg (1923–2007), botanist, taxonomist, author, professor at Uppsala University
- Olle Hellbom (1925–1982), Swedish film director
- Per Olov Jansson (born 1920), Finnish photographer
- Per-Olov Kindgren (born 1956), Swedish musician, composer, guitarist and music teacher
- Olov Lambatunga, Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1198–1206
- Sven-Olov Lawesson (1926–1988), Swedish chemist known for his popularization of Lawesson's reagent within the chemical community
- Sven Olov Lindholm (1903–1998), Swedish Nazi leader, active in Swedish fascist organizations from the 1920s to the 1950s
- Per-Olov Löwdin (1916–2000), Swedish physicist, professor at the University of Uppsala from 1960 to 1983
- Olof Mellberg (born 1977), Swedish footballer
- Olof Palme (1927–1986), Swedish Prime Minister 1969–1976 and 1982–1986
- Olle Romo, musician
- Olof Rudbeck (1630–1702), internationally known as Olaus Rudbeck (as he wrote his name like that in Latin), Swedish scientist
- Sven-Olov Sjödelius (born 1933), Swedish sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s
- Olof Skötkonung (c. 980–1022), king of Sweden 995–1022
- Olov Svebilius, Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1681–1700
- Olof Swartz (1760–1818), Swedish scientist
- Olof Thorin (1912-2004), Swedish mathematician
- Zhaleh Olov (born 1927), actress and dubbing artist
- Olle Åhlund (1920–1996), Swedish footballer
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