Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old Norse : Talisman; ancestor
  • Scandinavian : Royal ancestor
  • Old English : Holly

Boy name variations

Olaf
Olav
Olof
Olen
Olie
Olan
Illee
Olney
Olinda

How Popular Is The Name Olin

Family name origins & meanings

  • French and Dutch : from a pet form of a Germanic compound personal name with the first element odal. Compare Ohl.
  • Jewish (from Ukraine) : from Ukrainian olin ‘stag’. This name is either ornamental or represents a calque of Yiddish personal name Hirsch.
  • Swedish : variant spelling of Ohlin.

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