Per-Olof
Scandinavian · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Per-Olof
Per-Olof is a Scandinavian compound name combining "Per" (from Greek Petros, meaning "stone" or "rock") and "Olof" (from Old Norse Ólafr, meaning "ancestor's relic" or "heir").
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Etymology
Per-Olof is a Scandinavian compound name combining "Per" (from Greek Petros, meaning "stone" or "rock") and "Olof" (from Old Norse Ólafr, meaning "ancestor's relic" or "heir"). The name is predominantly used in Sweden and other Nordic countries, with historical prevalence among Swedish nobility and common people from the medieval period onward.
Per-Olof currently ranks #994 in the United States as a boy's name.
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