Given name

Óli

Óli is a masculine given name. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Óli is a diminutive of Ólavur. Ólavur comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Faroese usage, Óli is a diminutive of Ólavur.

Óli’s family of names

In Icelandic usage, Óli is a diminutive of Ólafur. In Faroese usage, Óli is a diminutive of Ólavur. In Old Norse usage, Óli is a diminutive of Óláfr.

Walk Óli’s family in the name graph

ÓliOliÓláfrÓlavurÓlafur

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Around the world

Óli has relatives in 3 languages.

3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

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