Estonian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Finnish Olavi.

Proper noun edit

Olavi

  1. a male given name from Finnish

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Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Cognate to English, Swedish, and Norwegian Olaf, brought to Finland as a Catholic saint's name, ultimately from Old Norse.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈolɑʋi/, [ˈo̞lɑ̝ʋi]
  • Rhymes: -olɑʋi
  • Syllabification(key): O‧la‧vi

Proper noun edit

Olavi

  1. a male given name

Declension edit

Inflection of Olavi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Olavi Olavit
genitive Olavin Olavien
partitive Olavia Olaveja
illative Olaviin Olaveihin
singular plural
nominative Olavi Olavit
accusative nom. Olavi Olavit
gen. Olavin
genitive Olavin Olavien
partitive Olavia Olaveja
inessive Olavissa Olaveissa
elative Olavista Olaveista
illative Olaviin Olaveihin
adessive Olavilla Olaveilla
ablative Olavilta Olaveilta
allative Olaville Olaveille
essive Olavina Olaveina
translative Olaviksi Olaveiksi
abessive Olavitta Olaveitta
instructive Olavein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Olavi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Olavini Olavini
accusative nom. Olavini Olavini
gen. Olavini
genitive Olavini Olavieni
partitive Olaviani Olavejani
inessive Olavissani Olaveissani
elative Olavistani Olaveistani
illative Olaviini Olaveihini
adessive Olavillani Olaveillani
ablative Olaviltani Olaveiltani
allative Olavilleni Olaveilleni
essive Olavinani Olaveinani
translative Olavikseni Olaveikseni
abessive Olavittani Olaveittani
instructive
comitative Olaveineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Olavisi Olavisi
accusative nom. Olavisi Olavisi
gen. Olavisi
genitive Olavisi Olaviesi
partitive Olaviasi Olavejasi
inessive Olavissasi Olaveissasi
elative Olavistasi Olaveistasi
illative Olaviisi Olaveihisi
adessive Olavillasi Olaveillasi
ablative Olaviltasi Olaveiltasi
allative Olavillesi Olaveillesi
essive Olavinasi Olaveinasi
translative Olaviksesi Olaveiksesi
abessive Olavittasi Olaveittasi
instructive
comitative Olaveinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Olavimme Olavimme
accusative nom. Olavimme Olavimme
gen. Olavimme
genitive Olavimme Olaviemme
partitive Olaviamme Olavejamme
inessive Olavissamme Olaveissamme
elative Olavistamme Olaveistamme
illative Olaviimme Olaveihimme
adessive Olavillamme Olaveillamme
ablative Olaviltamme Olaveiltamme
allative Olavillemme Olaveillemme
essive Olavinamme Olaveinamme
translative Olaviksemme Olaveiksemme
abessive Olavittamme Olaveittamme
instructive
comitative Olaveinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Olavinne Olavinne
accusative nom. Olavinne Olavinne
gen. Olavinne
genitive Olavinne Olavienne
partitive Olavianne Olavejanne
inessive Olavissanne Olaveissanne
elative Olavistanne Olaveistanne
illative Olaviinne Olaveihinne
adessive Olavillanne Olaveillanne
ablative Olaviltanne Olaveiltanne
allative Olavillenne Olaveillenne
essive Olavinanne Olaveinanne
translative Olaviksenne Olaveiksenne
abessive Olavittanne Olaveittanne
instructive
comitative Olaveinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Olavinsa Olavinsa
accusative nom. Olavinsa Olavinsa
gen. Olavinsa
genitive Olavinsa Olaviensa
partitive Olaviaan
Olaviansa
Olavejaan
Olavejansa
inessive Olavissaan
Olavissansa
Olaveissaan
Olaveissansa
elative Olavistaan
Olavistansa
Olaveistaan
Olaveistansa
illative Olaviinsa Olaveihinsa
adessive Olavillaan
Olavillansa
Olaveillaan
Olaveillansa
ablative Olaviltaan
Olaviltansa
Olaveiltaan
Olaveiltansa
allative Olavilleen
Olavillensa
Olaveilleen
Olaveillensa
essive Olavinaan
Olavinansa
Olaveinaan
Olaveinansa
translative Olavikseen
Olaviksensa
Olaveikseen
Olaveiksensa
abessive Olavittaan
Olavittansa
Olaveittaan
Olaveittansa
instructive
comitative Olaveineen
Olaveinensa

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Statistics edit

  • Olavi is the 118th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 5,672 male individuals (and as a middle name to 134,323 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 35 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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