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Oladipupo m Yoruba
"Abundant Happiness" as told to me by a Nigerian immigrant I met named Oladipupo.
Olaedo f & m Igbo
Interpretation: "Ola edo" means a yellowish precious metal, a jewel; it is Igbo for "gold." Hence a child so name is adjudged "precious" and "golden."
Ólæif f Old Norse
Feminine form of Ólæifr.
Òlaf m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Olaf.
Ølaf m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Øylæifr.
Olaff m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Olaf.
Ólafía f Icelandic
Feminine form of Ólafur.
Óláfr m Old Norse
Variant of Ólafr.
Ólafr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ólæifr.
Ólafr m Old Norse
Variant of Ólafr.
Olafr m Old Norse
Variant of Ólafr.
Olafs m Latvian
Latvian form of Olaf.
Olafuer m Old Norse
Variant of Ólafr.
Olaga m & f Samoan
Means "life" in Samoan.
Olaia f Basque, Galician
Basque form and Galician variant of Olalla.
Olaide m & f Yoruba
Means "wealth rolled in" in Yoruba.
Olaifr m Old Norse
Variant of Áleifr.
Olaitan m & f Yoruba
Means "wealth is inexhaustible" in Yoruba.
Olajide m Nigerian, Yoruba
Means "wealth arose" or "wealth has awakened".
Olajumoke f Yoruba
Means "wealth concerts to cherish" in Yoruba.
Olako'z f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek ola meaning "multi-coloured" and ko'z meaning "eye".
Olamigoke m Yoruba
Means "my wealth has increased" in Yoruba.
Ólan m Irish
The name of the patron saint of a parish in Ireland, possibly derived from olann "wool, wooly hair".
Olan m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Olan.
Olan m Thai
Means "great, enormous, grand" in Thai.
Olan m Kurdish
Means "echo, reflection" in Kurdish.
Olana f Literature
The name of a character in Shannon Hale's Princess Academy (2008).
Oland m English (American)
Name of unknown meaning. Oland is possibly comprised of the Swedish elements ö, meaning "island," and land, meaning "land."... [more]
Olanda f Norwegian (Rare)
Elaboration of Ola 1 as well as a feminine form of Olander. This name was first recorded in the mid-1800s.
Olander m Norwegian
Combination of Ole and Anders in the style of Alexander.
Olaniran m Yoruba
Means "nobility (or wealth) has pedigree" in Yoruba.
Olaniyan m Yoruba, African
means "honors surround me"
Olao m Italian
Italian form of Olaf and variant of Olavo.
Olaoluwa m & f Yoruba (Modern)
Means "the grace of God" or "the wealth of God" in Yoruba.
Olar f American
Likely a variant of Ola.
Olari m Estonian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Alari, a variant of Olavi and a variant of Ülari.
Olaria f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Eulalia.
Olariche f African
Comes from the language of Nigerians. (igbo)... [more]
Olario m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Eulalius.
Olarn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Olan.
Olas m Pashto
Means "friend" in Pashto.
Olaseni m & f Yoruba
Means "wealth is achievable" in Yoruba.
Olasinbo m Yoruba
Means "wealth is on the way" in Yoruba.
Olasunkanmi m & f Yoruba
Means "God is by my side" in Yoruba.
Olatayo m & f Yoruba
Means "happiness" in Yoruba.
Olatokunbo m & f Yoruba
Means "wealth or nobility returns from overseas" in Yoruba. It is typically given to a child born abroad and later brought home.
Olatunde m Yoruba
Means "honour returns" or "wealth returns" in Yoruba.
Olatx f Basque
Pet form of Olatz.
Olatz f Basque
From the name of a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary, located in Azpeitia, Spain, which is of unknown meaning. It dates to the 13th century and was visited by Saint Ignatius.
Olau m Catalan
Catalan form of Olaf.
Olaudah m History, Igbo (Anglicized, ?), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Possibly a form of the Igbo name Olaedo. This was borne by former slave, anti-slavery campaigner and autobiographer Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), the son of a West African village chief.
Olava f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Olav.
Olave m Manx (Archaic)
Manx form of Óláfr via the Latinization Olavus.
Olave m Finnish
Variant of Olavi.
Olave f English (Rare)
Corruption of Olive, if not an adaption of the Norwegian name. A known bearer is the English aristocrat Olave Baden-Powell (1889-1977), the founder of the Girl Guiding movement.
Olavia f Swedish (Rare)
Elaborated form of Olava, if not an adoption of Icelandic Ólafía.
Olavs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Olav and variant of Olafs.
Olay m Asturian
Masculine form of Olaya.
Olayide f & m Western African, Yoruba
Means "wealth rolled in" in Yoruba.
Olbracht m Polish
Polish variant of Albert.
Olčanda f Czech
Diminutive of Olga.
Olcay m & f Turkish
Means "fortune, luck" in Turkish, ultimately from Mongolian өлзий (ölzii).
Olcha f Uzbek
Means "sour cherry" in Uzbek.
Ólchobar m Irish
Means "drink-desiring, lover of drink", from Irish ól "drink" and cobar "desiring". The name of several Irish kings.
Olcia f Polish
Diminutive of Aleksandra.
Olda m Czech
Diminutive of Oldřich.
Olda f West Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian name, it is a strictly feminine form of Olde. In other words, you could say that this name is the West Frisian cognate of Alda 1.
Olday f Mordvin
Mordvin form of Avdotya.
Oldegar m Germanic
Variant of Aldegar.
Oldra f Czech
Diminutive of Oldřiška, not usually used as a given name in its own right. Oldra Sedlmayerová (whose official given name was Oldřiška Veronika Sedlmayerová, 1884-1954) was a poet, publicist and politician... [more]
Òldżka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Òlga.
Olea f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Faroese
Feminine form of Ole.
Olea f Mormon
In the Book of Abraham, it is said that this is the name of the moon in the pure language.
Olean f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown. It could possibly be a variant of Oline. It could also be taken from the name of a city in New York state.
Oleana f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Ole.
Oleander m & f Greek (Rare), English (Rare)
The name Oleander originated as an Greek name. In Greek, the name Oleander means "an evergreen tree."... [more]
Oleanna f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Ole using Anna, as well as a variant of Olena (which is also derived from Ole).
Olechario m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Olegario.
Oleczka f Polish
Diminutive of Aleksandra.
Oleevia f Scots
Scots form of Olivia.
Olegaria f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Olegario.
Oleka f Russian
Colloquial diminutive of Olya.
Olekamma f Igbo
Means "how many are better?" in Igbo.
Olekina m & f Eastern African, Maasai
Best known as the given name of a Maasai Politician from Kenya.
Oleksa m & f Ukrainian, Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian variant of Oleksiy, more common in the past (but still in use today). It is usually masculine, but occasionally in the modern day, it is a feminine name.
Oleksandrŭ m Medieval Slavic
Old East Slavic form of Alexander.
Oleksasha m & f Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
Ukrainian form and Russian variant of Aleksasha.
Olena f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Younger form of Oleana and variant of Olina.
Olenia f Polish (Rare)
Perhaps a diminutive of Aleksandra (see Ola 2 and Oleńka), or a variant/diminutive of Olena... [more]
Olenitsa f Russian
Diminutive of Olena.
Oleńka f Polish
Diminutive of Aleksandra.
Olenka f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Olena.
Olenna f Literature
Used in G.R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. ... [more]
Olerato f Tswana (Rare)
Means "you are love" in Tswana.
Olesa m Finnish
Finnish dialectal variant form of Oleksi.
Olesea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Olesya.
Oleshka m Russian
Russian diminutive of Oleg.
Olesia f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Olesya.
Oļesja f Latvian
Latvian form of Olesya.
Olesja f Russian, Albanian (Rare), Latvian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare), Estonian
Diminutive of Olga and a Russian variant transcription of Olesya.
Olessia f Russian (Germanized), Ukrainian (Germanized)
German transliteration of Олеся (see Olesya and Olesia).
Olethea f African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alethea.
Olevia f American
Variant of Olivia.
Olevian m English (American, Rare)
Olevian is a latinised word meaning "from Olewig" (a town today incorporated into Trier, Germany).... [more]
Olexa m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Oleksa.
Olexander m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Oleksandr.
Olexandra f Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Oleksandra
Olfa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ألفة (see Ulfa) chiefly used in Tunisia.
Òlga f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Olga.
Olgá f Sami
Sami form of Olga.
Olgácska f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Olga.
Olgæ f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Olga.
Olgara f American
Possibly an elaboration of Olga.
Olgha f Georgian
Georgian form of Olga.
Olghița f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian diminutive of Olga.
Olgivanna f Obscure
In the case of Olgivanna Lloyd Wright it is an Anglicized portmanteau of her Montenegrin birth name Olga Ivanovna.
Olgunia f Polish
Diminutive of Olga.
Olgusia f Polish
Diminutive of Olga.
Olguța f Romanian
Romanian diminutive of Olga.
Olia f Georgian, Moldovan (Rare), Bulgarian, Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Georgian and Moldovan form of Olya as well as a Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian variant transcription of the name.... [more]
Oliána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Oliana.
Oliana f Italian, Albanian
Feminine form of Uliano and Oliano.
Olibema f Biblical Greek
Greek form of Aholibamah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Olibhia f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Irish spelling variation of the name Olivia.
Olička f Slovak
Diminutive form of Olga.
Olidammara m Popular Culture
The god of music, revels, wine, rogues, humor, and tricks in the role playing game Dungeons & Dragons.
Olidia f Brazilian (Rare)
Elaboration of Lidia, probably influenced by names such as Olivia.
Olihah m Mormon (Rare)
Comes from the Plain of Olihah Shinehah, a place mentioned in Mormon scripture.
Oliivia f Estonian (Rare)
Estonian form of Olivia.
Olima f Uzbek
Feminine form of Olim (the Uzbek and Tajik form of Alim). In other words, this is an Uzbek form of Alima.
Olimar m Popular Culture
From Captain Olimar, the main protagonist of the video game franchise Pikmin, made by Shigeru Miyamoto, named after Mario himself (Olimar is an anagram of Mario, with an L added; his Japanese name, Orimā, (オリマー) which was romanized as Olimar, is a perfect anagram of "Mario").
Olimlah m Mormon
In the third facsimile of the Book of Abraham, this is the name of a slave belonging to the king.
Olimpa f Provençal
Feminine form of Olimpe.
Olímpia f Gascon, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Gascon and Portuguese form of Olympias.
Olimpiade f & m Italian
Italian form of Olympias. It coincides with the word olimpiade (plural olimpiadi "Olympic Games").
Olimpija f Lithuanian, Latvian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Lithuanian, Latvian and Croatian form of Olympia.
Olimpiodora f Russian
Russian form of Olympiodora.
Olimtilla f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek olim meaning "scholar" and tilla meaning "gold" or "dear, precious".
Ólína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Olina.
Olina f Czech
Originally a diminutive of Olga which is now also used as a given name in its own right.
Olinirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy oly meaning "curly (hair)" and nirina meaning "desired".
Olinka f Slovak
Diminutive form of Olga.
Olinpias f Basque
Basque form of Olympia.
Olisa m Igbo
Igbo form of Oscar.
Olisaemeka m African
Olisaemeka is an Igbo african name.It is a combination of Emeka(Great Deeds) and Olisa(God).Hence;Olisaemeka means God has done a great deed.
Olisava f Medieval Ukrainian, Medieval Polish
Medieval Ukrainian and Polish form of Elizabeth.
Olita f Latvian
Of unknown origin and meaning; a derivation from Olga has been suggested.
Olitiana f Malagasy
Combination of Malagasy oly "curly, curly hair" and tiana "to be loved; to be liked".
Oliva m Samoan, Tongan
Samoan and Tongan form of Oliver.
Ólivar m Faroese
Faroese form of Oliver.
Oliveria f Obscure
Feminine form of Oliverio.
Olivetta f Various (Rare)
Quasi-Latinization of Olivette.
Ólivía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Olivia.
Olivianos m Greek
Greek form of Olivianus (see Olivian).
Oliviera f Italian
Feminine form of Oliver.
Olivietta f Italian
An elaboration of Olivia.
Oliviia f Ukrainian, Russian
Variant transliteration of Оливия (Russian) or Олівія (Ukrainian) (see Oliviya).
Olivina f Faroese
Faroese variant of Olivia.
Oliviyah f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Olivia. According to the SSA, Oliviyah was given to 6 girls in 2018.
Olivka f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian diminutive of Oliviya and Macedonian diminutive of Olivija.
Olivvia f Greek (Modern, Rare)
Modern Greek form of Olivia.
Oliwa f Hawaiian
Perhaps a Hawaiian form of Olivia.
Oliwka f Polish
Diminutive of Oliwia
Oliya f Uzbek
Derived from oliy meaning "high, supreme".
Öljaitü m Medieval Mongolian
It means "blessed" in the Mongolian language. The name belongs to the eigth Il-khan.
Ol'jaqo'zi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek ol'ja meaning "prey, spoils" and qo'zi meaning "lamb".
Öljätäi f Medieval Georgian
Meaning unknown, possibly a translation of a Mongolian name. This was the name of a medieval Georgian queen consort.
Òlka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Òrszula.
Olka f Polish
Diminutive of Aleksandra.
Olkhazar m Chechen
Means "bird" in Chechen.
Ollacatl m & f Nahuatl
Possibly means "rubber person", derived from Nahuatl olli "rubber, a rubber ball". Alternately, could mean "person from Ollac".
Ollanta m Quechua
A famous bearer is Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso (1962-) the 65th President of Peru from 2011 to 2016.
Ollaria f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Eulalia.
Ollauff m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian variant of Ólafr.
Öllegård f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of the Old High German name Odalgart. It's possibly a combination of Ancient Germanic *ôþela "patrimony" and *gardaz "enclosure".
Ollegario m Italian
Italian form of Olegario via Latinized form Ollegarius.
Ollivander m English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Surname of Garrick Ollivander, a wizard and the owner of Ollivander's Wand Shop in the Harry Potter book series and movie franchise by J. K. Rowling. In the Harry Potter universe the name is said to be of Mediterranean origin and mean "he who owns the olive wand".
Olma f Uzbek
Means "apple" in Uzbek.
Olmago'zal f Uzbek
Derived from olma meaning "apple" and go'zal meaning "beautiful".
Olmagul f Uzbek
Derived from olma meaning "apple" and gul meaning "rose, flower".
O'lmas m Uzbek
Means "undying, eternal" in Uzbek.
O'lmasoy f Uzbek
Derived from o'lmas meaning "eternal, undying, never losing its value" and oy meaning "moon".
Oloan m Batak
Means "obey, follow, agree" in Batak.
Olodumare m & f African Mythology
The "creator" manifestation of Ọlọrun
Olodya m Mordvin
Erzya form of Vladimir.
Öl'öksan m Komi
Komi form of Alexander.
Olopatzicatl m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl olotl "shelled corncob; heart of an ear of maize" and patzoa "to squeeze, to crush, to mash (fruit)", combined with the affiliative suffix -catl.
Olora m Guanche
Borne by a Guanche indigene from Gran Canaria sold at the slave market in Valencia.
Oloruntuba m Yoruba
Means "God is a king" in Yoruba.
Olova f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Olov.
Olsa f Albanian
Feminine form of Olsi.
Olta f Medieval Romanian
Derived from the name of the river Olt (known as Aluta in Latin).
Oltea f Romanian
Variant of Olta.
Oltian m Albanian
Variant of Oltion.
Oltiana f Albanian
Feminine form of Oltian.
Oltinjamol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oltin meaning "gold" and jamol meaning "beauty".
Oltiona f Albanian
Feminine form of Oltion.
Oluale m Yoruba
Variant spelling of Oluwale.
Oluchna f Polish
Diminutive of Aleksandra.
Oludare m & f Yoruba
Means "God has not forsaken" in Yoruba.
Olufela m Yoruba, Nigerian
Yoruba name meaning "God expands wealth." Famous bearers include musician Fela Kuti.
Olumuyiwa m Yoruba
Means "God has brought this" in Yoruba.
Olunia f Polish
Diminutive of Aleksandra.
Oluranti m & f Yoruba
Means "the Lord remembers" in Yoruba.
Olusia f Polish
Diminutive of Aleksandra.
Oluška f Czech
Czech diminutive of Olga.
Óluva f Faroese
Faroese form of Oluva.
Oluva f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Oluffa.
Oluwadamilare f Yoruba
Means "God has justified me" in Yoruba.
Oluwadamilola f & m Yoruba
Possibly means "God has rewarded me with wealth" in Yoruba.
Oluwadarasimi m & f Yoruba
God is good to me
Oluwademilade m & f Yoruba
Means "God has crowned me" in Yoruba.
Oluwademilola f & m Yoruba
God crowns me with wealth
Oluwadurotimi f Yoruba
Means "God will stand by me" in Yoruba.
Oluwafemisola m Yoruba
This is borne by Nigerian actor, speaker and singer Oluwafemisola "Femi" Jacobs.
Oluwafeyisayo m & f Yoruba
Means "God has turned this gift into joy" in Yoruba.
Oluwafisayo m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "God has added to my joy" in Yoruba.
Oluwagbemileke f Yoruba
Means "God lifted me high" in Yoruba.
Oluwagbotemi f Yoruba
Means "God has heard my prayers" in Yoruba.
Oluwajoba f & m Yoruba
Means "God reigns" in Yoruba.