Uolevi

A less common form of Olavi (“Olaf”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈuo̯leʋi/, [ˈuo̞̯le̞ʋi]
• Rhymes: -uoleʋi
• Syllabification^(key): Uo‧le‧vi
• Hyphenation^(key): Uo‧le‧vi

Uolevi

1. a male given name
   • 1840, Kanteletar:3:8 Elinan surma:

     Uolevi, ylimystrenki,
     tulkate Klaun tupahan!
     Siellä teitä tarvittaisi,
     kiiruhusti kutsuttihin.

   • 2000, Juhani Syrjä, “Juho 34-63”, in Juho, Gummerus, published 2008, →ISBN, page 306:

     Yksi etunimi minulla oli ollut jo hyvän aikaa valmiina. Olimme kerran päässeet Martan kanssa näkemään teatteriseuruetta, joka pelasi Elinan surmaa. Silloin olin mielistynyt Uolevin miehekkääseen osaan ja sen esittäjään. Muulla väellä oli jotakin vastaan, ja Uolevi pantiin sitten toiseksi nimeksi Juhanille.

     I already had had one given name ready for quite soem time. With Martta we had once been able to attend a theater retinue that was was performing Elinan surma. I had taken a liking to Uolevis masculine part and his performer. The others didn't like it so much though, so Uolevi became Juhani's middle name.

• Uolevi is the 945^th (tied with 2 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 110 male individuals (and as a middle name to 11,918 more, making it overwhelmingly more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• uivelo