Ole is a Danish and Norwegian masculine given name, derived from the Old Norse name Óláfr, meaning "ancestor's descendant".

Notable people with the given name include: Given name Ole Erik Almlid, Norwegian newspaper editor and business executive Ole Anderson, American wrestler Ole Andreas Halvorsen, Norwegian hedge fund manager Ole Barman, Norwegian novelist Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Norwegian biathlete Ole Barndorff-Nielsen, Danish mathematician Ole Beich, Danish bassist Ole E. Benson, American politician Ole Didrik Blomberg (born 2000), Norwegian footballer Ole Bornedal, Danish film director Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist Ole Thorben Buschhüter (born 1976), German politician Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman, founder of the Lego Group Ole Enersen (born 2002), Norwegian footballer Ole Ernst, Danish actor Ole Espersen, Danish politician Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-born American outboard manufacturer

Ole Bjørn Kraft, Danish journalist and politician

Ole Lund Kirkegaard, Danish author Ole Monty, Danish actor Ole Nydahl, Danish founder and director of Diamond Way Ole Olsen (filmmaker) (1863–1943), Danish filmmaker, founder of Nordisk Film Ole Olsen (speedway rider), Danish speedway rider Ole Birk Olesen (born 1972), Danish politician Ole Qvist, Danish goalkeeper Ole Ritter, Danish racing cyclist Ole Edvart Rølvaag, Norwegian-American novelist and professor Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer Ole O. Sageng, American politician Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Norwegian footballer Ole Stavad, Danish politician Ole Bjørn Sundgot (born 1972), Norwegian football player and manager Ole Svendsen, Danish boxer Ole Tinghaug, Norwegian politician Ole Worm, Danish physician and antiquary

Surname Eduard Ole (1898–1995), Estonian painter

See also Ola (given name)

References

Yonge, Charlotte Mary (1863). History of Christian Names, Volume 1. London: Parker, Son, and Bourn. Via Google Books. Behind the Name