Olov

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Olov or Olof is a Swedish form of Olav/Olaf, meaning "ancestor's descendant".^[1] A common short form of the name is Olle. The name may refer to:

Per-Olov Ahrén (1926–2004), Swedish clergyman, bishop of Lund from 1980 to 1992
Per-Olov Brasar (born 1950), retired professional ice hockey forward
Olof Gustafsson (born 1990), Swedish UX Designer
Olov Englund (born 1983), Swedish Bandy player
Per Olov Enquist (born 1934), one of Sweden's internationally best known authors
Olle Hagnell (1924-2011), Swedish psychiatrist
Karl Olov Hedberg (1923–2007), botanist, taxonomist, author, professor at Uppsala University
Olle Hellbom (1925–1982), Swedish film director
Per Olov Jansson (born 1920), Finnish photographer
Per-Olov Kindgren (born 1956), Swedish musician, composer, guitarist and music teacher
Olov Lambatunga, Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1198–1206
Sven-Olov Lawesson (1926–1988), Swedish chemist known for his popularization of Lawesson's reagent within the chemical community
Sven Olov Lindholm (1903–1998), Swedish Nazi leader, active in Swedish fascist organizations from the 1920s to the 1950s
Per-Olov Löwdin (1916–2000), Swedish physicist, professor at the University of Uppsala from 1960 to 1983
Olof Mellberg (born 1977), Swedish footballer
Olof Palme (1927–1986), Swedish Prime Minister 1969–1976 and 1982–1986
Olle Romo, musician
Olof Rudbeck (1630–1702), internationally known as Olaus Rudbeck (as he wrote his name like that in Latin), Swedish scientist
Sven-Olov Sjödelius (born 1933), Swedish sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s
Olof Skötkonung (c. 980–1022), king of Sweden 995–1022
Olov Svebilius, Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1681–1700
Olof Swartz (1760–1818), Swedish scientist
Olof Thorin (1912-2004), Swedish mathematician
Zhaleh Olov (born 1927), actress and dubbing artist
Olle Åhlund (1920–1996), Swedish footballer

References

↑ Mike Campbell. "Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Olov". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2010-05-18.

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