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Nils-Olav

Component meanings: “victory of the people” + (“ancestor, grand-father” + “heirloom, descendant”)

Language context for this entry: Norwegian

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Origin: Not established
1 language context: Norwegian
Follow the evidence: 3 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Nils-Olav

Nils-Olav is a masculine given name documented in Norwegian. It combines Nils (“victory of the people”) and Olav (“ancestor, grand-father” + “heirloom, descendant”), as cited on those names' pages.

Component meanings in the sources

Reported meaning

Component meanings: “victory of the people” + (“ancestor, grand-father” + “heirloom, descendant”)

These meanings are reported for the names joined in this compound. Their individual pages provide the source accounts.

Sources for this account (3)

Wikidata Q134718422CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Nils (cited meaning “victory of the people”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Olav (cited meaning “ancestor, grand-father + heirloom, descendant”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

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Documented as a given name in Norwegian.

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

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06 / Behind the facts

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

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Wikidata Q134718422CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Nils (cited meaning “victory of the people”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Olav (cited meaning “ancestor, grand-father + heirloom, descendant”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

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About Nils-Olav

Component meanings in the sources

Reported meaning

Component meanings: “victory of the people” + (“ancestor, grand-father” + “heirloom, descendant”)

These meanings are reported for the names joined in this compound. Their individual pages provide the source accounts.

Sources for this account (3)

Wikidata Q134718422CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Nils (cited meaning “victory of the people”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Olav (cited meaning “ancestor, grand-father + heirloom, descendant”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where Nils-Olav is used

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Documented as a given name in Norwegian.

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Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms3

Wikidata Q134718422CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Nils (cited meaning “victory of the people”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Olav (cited meaning “ancestor, grand-father + heirloom, descendant”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Nils-Olav

Component meanings in the sources

Where Nils-Olav is used

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Norway

Popularity over time

History

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A name worth keeping.

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A story to pass on.

About Nils-Olav

Component meanings in the sources

Where Nils-Olav is used

Across borders

Norway

Popularity over time

History

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page