Olavi

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Olavi.

Proper noun

Olavi

1. a male given name from Finnish

Related terms

• Olev

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Olavi

1. a male given name

Declension

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

Related terms

• (given names) Olli, Oula, Uolevi, Uoti
• (surnames) Ollikainen, Ollila, Uotila

Statistics

• Olavi is the 118^th 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.

Anagrams

• Ivalo, Viola, loiva, lovia, olvia, valio, valoi, viola