Etymology

Olson

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Today it means: A patrilineal surname from Swedish. Full definition →

Swedish Olsson ← Danish and Norwegian Olsen
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  1. Danish and Norwegian · borrowed fromOlsen
  2. Swedish · borrowed fromOlsson
  3. English todayOlson

In the USA, a common anglicization of Swedish Olsson and Danish and Norwegian Olsen, all meaning "son of Olaf".

Words from the same roots

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Olsson

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.