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in reply to a message by Renee
Isn't there a Swedish placename that's something like Oland? With an umlaut on the O, if I recall ...
So, maybe he was named after his ancestral home, with the O added to make it more of a personal name - like Orlando, as you say, but also like Otto and suchlike names.
So, maybe he was named after his ancestral home, with the O added to make it more of a personal name - like Orlando, as you say, but also like Otto and suchlike names.
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There is a big Swedish island called Öland (the ö is pr. approximately like "ea" in "pearl", but I doubt Olando has anything to do with it.
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