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All around the world, Олав (Olav , Олав ) is quite a rare epicene given name. The first name Олав is characteristic of Norway, where it is quite a common boy's name, Estonia, where it is quite a rare male name, and Germany, where it is quite a rare primarily girly, but scarcely masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Germany, Norway, and the United States. Very seldom, Олав is the last name as well as the forename.
Олав is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Olav of Norway , the Olav of Norway as depicted in television series Atlantic Crossing; Olav Bjaaland , the operatic character in the opera South Pole and Olav , the operatic character in the opera Vikerlased.