Olin (name)


Olin is both a surname and a given name.
There are various meanings of the name:
Old Norse origin: of the ancestors or "ancestor's heir" or "family's descendant".
Swedish: "to inherit".
Classical Nahuatl: "movement" or "quake"
Middle English origin: From the word holly, the evergreen shrub or tree;.
Possible diminutive form of the name Olaf which has the same Old Norse meaning.
Possible variation of the name "Olen", Russian for deer.
Notable people with the name include:
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