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Scandinavia Scandinavia is a subregion#Europe, subregion of northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also ...

n given name. It is derived from the

Old Danish The Danish language developed during the Middle Ages out of Old East Norse, the common predecessor of Danish and Swedish. It was a late form of common Old Norse. The Danish philologist Johannes Brøndum-Nielsen divided the history of Danish in ...

name

Aghi Foligno (; Southern Umbrian: ''Fuligno'') is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clitunno river system. It is located so ...

, itself probably a diminutive of the prefix ''Agh-'', from the Germanic (meaning ''edge'' or ''fear''). The name Ove is earliest attested in 1434 in

Scania Scania ( ), also known by its native name of Skåne (), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces () of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous w ...

Owe Owe is a surname or given name, a spelling variation of Ove (given name), Ove. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Owe Adamson (born 1935), Swedish cyclist and Olympic competitor *Owe Hellberg (born 1953), Swedish politician *Owe J ...

is another spelling of the same name, and Uwe is the German spelling. The name may refer to the following people: *

Ove Andersen (athlete) Ove Andersen (22 August 1899 – 13 January 1967) was a Finnish long-distance runner, who won a bronze medal in the 3000 m Steeplechase (athletics), steeplechase at the 1928 Summer Olympics. References

1899 births 1967 deaths Sportspe ...

(1899–1967), Finnish athlete *

Ove Andersson Ove Andersson (3 January 1938 – 11 June 2008), nicknamed ''Påven'' ("the Pope"), was a Swedish rally driver and the first head of Toyota's F1 programme. Early life Andersson was born in Uppsala and grew up on a remote farm. His father bou ...

(1938–2008), Swedish rally driver * Ove Andersson (footballer) (1916–1983), Swedish footballer *

Leif Ove Andsnes Leif Ove Andsnes (; born 7 April 1970) is a Norwegian pianist and chamber musician. Andsnes has made several recordings for Virgin and EMI. In 2012, he signed with Sony Classical, and recorded for the label the "Beethoven Journey" project, whi ...

(born 1970), Norwegian pianist *

Ove Ansteinsson Ove Arthur Ansteinsson (March 23, 1882 – October 15, 1942) was a Norwegian journalist and author. Ansteinsson was born in Risør, Norway. He made his first impact as a writer with his book ''Hedemarksfolk'' (Hedemark People, 1909), although h ...

(1884–1942), Norwegian journalist and author *

Ove Arup Sir Ove Nyquist Arup (16 April 1895 – 5 February 1988) was an English engineer who founded Arup Group Limited, a multinational corporation offering engineering, design, planning, project management, and consultant, consulting services for bu ...

(1895–1988), Danish engineer *

Ove Aunli Ove Robert Aunli (born 12 March 1956 in Hemne Municipality) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. He took the Olympic bronze medal in 1980 Lake Placid when Thomas Wassberg beat Juha Mieto by one-hundredth of a second for the gold meda ...

(born 1956), Norwegian cross-country skier *

Ove Bang Ove Bang (13 September 1895 – 21 May 1942) was a Norway, Norwegian architect. He was an advocate of Functionalism (architecture), functionalism in architecture. Biography Ove Bang was born at Røyken in Buskerud County, Norway. He was the ...

(1895–1942), Norwegian architect *

Ove Bengtson Ove Nils Bengtson (born 5 April 1945) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won five doubles titles. Bengtson was a member of the Swedish Davis Cup t ...

(born 1945), Swedish tennis player *

Ove Berg Ove Kjell Berg (born 27 May 1944) is a retired Swedish middle-distance runner. He competed in the 1500 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final. Berg won the national 800 m The 800 metres, or 800 meters ( US spel ...

(born 1944), Swedish middle-distance runner *

Ove H. Berg Ove H. Berg (December 20, 1840 – March 30, 1922) was an American politician and businessman. Born in the Duchy of Schleswig (then a Danish fief) Berg was educated in the public schools. He held what he later described as "several responsibl ...

(1840–1922), American businessman and politician *

Stein Ove Berg Stein Ove Berg (22 December 1948 – 17 June 2002) was a Norwegian singer and songwriter. Berg hailed from Kløfta. He had a musical breakthrough with the song "Manda morra blues" in 1973, and his song "Kommer nå" from 1974 was well receive ...

(1948–2002), Norwegian singer and songwriter * Ove Karl Berthelsen, Greenlandic politician * Ove Alexander Billington (born 1979), Norwegian jazz pianist and composer *

Ove Bjelke Ove Bjelke (26 October 1611 – 29 March 1674) was a Norwegian nobleman, feudal lord and statesman. He served as Chancellor of Norway (1660–1674). Biography He was born in Trondheim; the son of Jens Bjelke (1580–1659) and Sophie Broc ...

(1611–1674), Norwegian nobleman and statesman *

Ove Blomberg Ove or OVE may refer to People *Ove (given name) *Ové, a surname * Alexander Ovechkin (born 1985), Russian ice hockey player, nicknamed Ové Places *Ove Peak in Antarctica Other uses * ''A Man Called Ove'' (novel), a novel by Fredrik Backman * ...

, Swedish footballer *

Ove Christensen Ove Christensen (born 26 March 1950) is a Danish Association football, football manager who is currently the director of football of Denmark Series, Danish fourth tier club Silkeborg KFUM. He has managed a number of Danish Superliga clubs, and wo ...

(born 1950), Danish Association football manager *

Kent Ove Clausen Kent Ove Clausen (born 7 November 1985) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. He made his World Cup debut in March 2008 in Drammen, and collected his first World Cup points with a 22nd place in Trondheim in March 2009. He has only competed in sp ...

(born 1985), Norwegian cross-country skier *

Ove Dahl Ove Christian Dahl (29 January 186217 September 1940) was a Norwegian botanist. He was born in Orkdal Municipality. He graduated in philology from the University of Kristiania in 1886, and then worked as a teacher. His interests eventually turn ...

(1862–1940), Norwegian botanist *

Ove Dalsheim Ove Dalsheim (born 12 May 1944) is a Norwegian trade unionist and politician. He started his career in the Norwegian State Railways in 1961, and held his first post in the Norwegian Union of Railway Workers in 1967. In October 1992 he succeeded ...

(born 1944), Norwegian trade unionist and politician *

Sten Ove Eike Sten Ove Eike (born 8 October 1981) is a former Norwegian football forward, who played for Haugesund most of his career. Career Eike was born in Skudenes, and played for the local club Skudenes UIL before he joined Haugesund in 2004. Eike suf ...

(born 1982), Norwegian footballer *

Ove Emanuelsson Ove Emanuelsson (24 May 1941 – 19 June 2021) was a Swedish canoe sprinter who competed in the 1960s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fourth in the C-1 1000 m event in Italy during the 1960 Summer Olympics ...

(1941–2021), Swedish canoer *

Ove Ericsson Ove Ericsson was a Swedish footballer who played as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People *Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), ...

, Swedish footballer *

Ove Frederiksen Ove Frederiksen (22 August 1884 – 24 May 1966) was a Danish tennis player. He competed in two events at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stoc ...

(1884–1966), Danish tennis player *

Ove Fundin Ove Fundin (born 23 May 1933) is a Swedish former professional motorcycle speedway rider. He competed in the Speedway World Championships from 1951 to 1970. Fundin is notable for winning the Speedway World Ch ...

(born 1933), Swedish speedway rider *

Ove Gjedde Ove Gjedde (alternatively spelled Giedde; 27 December 1594 – 19 December 1660) was a Danish nobleman and Admiral of the Realm (), who established the first Danish colony in Asia. Born in Tomarps (), Denmark–Norway, in 1594 to Brostrup ...

(1594–1660), Danish admiral *

Ove Grahn Jan-Olof "Ove" Grahn (9 May 1943 – 11 July 2007) was a Swedish professional football player who played as a striker. He represented IF Elfsborg, Grasshoppers, Lausanne Sports, and Örgryte IS during a career that spanned between 1960 and 1 ...

(1943–2007), Swedish footballer * Ove Guldberg (1918–2008), Danish politician *

Kjell Ove Hauge Kjell Ove Hauge (born 20 February 1969) is a retired Norwegian shot putter and discus thrower, turned educator, later Head teacher. As an athlete he represented Gloppen Athletics club. Since July 2013 Hauge is Principal at Kuben Upper Secondar ...

(born 1969), Norwegian shot putter and discus thrower *

Ove Arbo Høeg Ove Fredrik Arbo Høeg (25 November 1898 – 7 July 1993) was a Norwegian botanist. Personal life Høeg was born in Larvik as a son of consul Thomas Arbo Høeg (1852–1930) and Sigrid Bugge (1862–1945). His first marriage was to physicia ...

(1898–1993), Norwegian botanist *

Ove Høegh-Guldberg Ove Høegh-Guldberg (born ''Guldberg''; 1 September 1731 – 7 February 1808) was a Danish statesman, historian, and ''de facto'' prime minister of Denmark during the reign of the mentally unstable King Christian VII. Biography Guldber ...

(1731–1808), Danish politician * Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (born 1959), Australian biologist * Hans Ove Hansen (1904–1994), Saskatchewan farmer and politician *

Ove Verner Hansen Ove Verner Hansen (20 July 1932 – 20 February 2016) was a Danish opera singer and actor. He played the character, "Bøffen" (or "Biffen" in Norwegian, literally meaning "the steak" in both languages) in 16 of the ''Olsen-banden''-movies (11 D ...

(1932–2016), Danish opera singer and actor *

Sven Ove Hansson Sven Ove Hansson (born 1951) is a Swedish philosopher. He is a professor of philosophy and chair of the Department of Philosophy and History of Technology at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden. He is an author and scienti ...

(born 1951), Swedish professor of philosophy and author *

Nils Ove Hellvik Nils Ove Hellvik (born 25 July 1962) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who as a striker played for Bryne FK and Viking FK. He played 190 games and scored 49 goals for Bryne, and played 215 games and scored 111 goals for Viking between ...

(born 1962), Norwegian footballer *

Ove Bjelke Holtermann Ove Bjelke Holtermann (29 December 1852 – 5 February 1936) was a Norwegian architect. He was a son of vicar Eiler Hagerup Holtermann (1811–1872), and a nephew of architect Peter Høier Holtermann and an uncle of major general Hans Reidar Hol ...

(1852–1936), Norwegian architect *

Ove König Nils Ove König (25 June 1950 – 23 July 2020) was a Swedish speed skater. He won a silver medal at the 1971 World Sprint Championships and finished seventh in the 500 m event at the 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially ...

(1950–2020), Swedish speed skater *

Ove Jensen Ove Jensen (7 November 1919 – 22 April 2011) was a Danish amateur footballer, who played 12 games for the Denmark national football team and was an unused substitute as Denmark won bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was a quick and ...

(1919–2011), Danish footballer *

Ove Jensen (cyclist) Ove Jensen (born 3 September 1947) is a former Danish cyclist. He competed in the individual road race at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as ...

(born 1947), Danish cyclist *

Poul Ove Jensen Poul Ove Jensen (born 10 March 1937) is a Danish architect. He is the director of the bridge department at Dissing+Weitling. He was responsible for the design of over 200 bridges in 30 countries. Biography Poul Ove Jensen was born on 10 March 193 ...

(born 1937), Danish architect * Ove Joensen (1948–1987), Faeroese seaman * Ove Johansson (1948–2023), Swedish player of American football *

Ove Jørgensen Ove Jørgensen (; 5 September 1877 – 31 October 1950) was a Danish scholar of classics, literature and ballet. He formulated Jørgensen's law, which describes the narrative conventions used in Homeric poetry when relating the actions ...

(1877–1950), Danish classical scholar * Ove Jørstad (1970–2008), Norwegian footballer * Ove Juul (1615–1686), Danish nobleman *

Truls Ove Karlsen Truls Ove Karlsen (born 25 April 1975 in Oslo) is a retired Norwegian alpine skier. He made his Alpine Skiing World Cup debut in Sölden in 2001. He made a total of 143 World Cup starts, finishing third in a slalom in Sestriere in December 2002 an ...

(born 1975), Norwegian skier * Ove Karlsson (footballer) (1915–1982), Swedish footballer * Ove Karlsson (sports journalist) (born 1944), Swedish journalist, member of the ISOH * Ove Karlsson (ice hockey) (born 1950), Swedish ice hockey player *

Ove Kindvall Bengt Ove Kindvall (born 16 May 1943) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his career at IFK Norrköping, where he played until he joined Feyenoord in 1966 and became professional. The same year, he ...

(born 1943), Swedish footballer * Ove Kinnmark (1944–2015), Swedish chess master *

Ove Christian Charlot Klykken Ove Christian Charlot Beck Klykken (8 October 1862 – 2 October 1929) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Born in Skogn Municipality, he married Sofie Bull from Nordkapp Municipality and settled in Lebesby Municipality, worki ...

(1862–??), Norwegian politician *

Karl Ove Knausgård Karl Ove Knausgård (; born 6 December 1968) is a Norwegian author. He became known worldwide for a series of six autobiographical novels titled '' My Struggle'' (''Min Kamp''). ''The Wall Street Journal'' has described him as "one of the 21st c ...

(born 1968), Norwegian author * Geir Ove Kvalheim (born 1970), Norwegian film producer, director, actor and writer * Ove Lemicka (born 1961), Norwegian politician * Ove Lestander (born 1941), Swedish cross country skier *

Ove Liavaag Ove Liavaag (29 May 1938 - 19 December 2007) was a Norwegian civil servant. He was the director of the Norwegian Civil Aviation Administration from 1989 to 2000. Prior to this he was technical director of the same organization from 1981. He was a ...

(1938–2007), Norwegian civil servant *

Ove Ljung Lieutenant General Per-Ove Poul Ljung (18 May 1918 – 31 May 1997) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include Chief of the Army Staff and the General Staff Corps, Master-General of the Ordnance, head of the Royal Swedish Army Mate ...

(1918–1997), Swedish Army lieutenant general * Per-Ove Ludvigsen (born 1966), Norwegian footballer *

Ove Lundell Ove Vilmer Lundell (29 May 1930 – 4 September 2001) was a Swedish professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1958 to 1965. Lundell was one of the top off-road motorcyclists of his era coming from Sweden ...

(1930–2001), Swedish motocross racer * Ove Malmberg (1933–2022), Swedish ice hockey player *

Ove Gjerløw Meyer Ove Gjerløw Meyer (c. 1742 – 4 November 1790) was a Norwegian jurist and government official, best known for founding the Norwegian Society. Career He was born around 1742, probably in Frederikshald (now Halden in Østfold, Norway). His father ...

(1742–1790), Norwegian writer and jurist * Niels-Ove Mikkelsen (born 1937), Danish sports shooter *

Lars Ove Moen Lars Ove Moen (born 15 November 1959) is a retired Norwegian race walker. He represented Norway during the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were ...

(born 1959), Norwegian race walker *

Ove Molin Ove Molin (born May 27, 1971) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player who spent most of his career with Brynäs IF in the Swedish Elite League The Swedish Hockey League (SHL; ) is a professional ice hockey league in Sweden and the ...

(born 1971), Swedish ice hockey player * Ove Nilsson (1918–2010), Swedish footballer * Ove Nylén (born 1959), Swedish Olympic swimmer *

Ove Ødegaard Ove Ødegaard (11 April 1931 – 15 November 1964) was a Norwegian footballer. He made his international debut for Norway on 10 June 1952, playing a 1–2 loss to neighbours Finland at the Bislett Stadium in Oslo. He was a standby player for th ...

(1931–1964), Norwegian footballer * Jan-Ove Palmberg (born 1943), Swedish engineering professor *

Ove Paulsen Ove Vilhelm Paulsen (22 March 1874 – 29 April 1947) was a Danish botanist. Biography Paulsen was born at Aarhus, Denmark. He studied at the University of Copenhagen under professor Eugen Warming (1841-1924). Paulsen was a keeper at the Bota ...

(1874–1947), Danish botanist * Jan Ove Pedersen (born 1968), Norwegian football coach and player *

Bent-Ove Pedersen Bent-Ove Pedersen (born 11 July 1967, in Oslo) is a former tennis player from Norway, who turned professional in 1992. Biography He spent several years playing tennis at Berkeley in California. The right-hander represented his native country in ...

(born 1967), Norwegian tennis player *

Svend Ove Pedersen Svend Ove Pedersen (31 October 1920 – 3 August 2009) was a Danish rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Frederiksværk Frederiksværk is a town with a population of 12,837 (1 January 2025) in Halsnæs Municipal ...

(1920–2009), Danish rower * Ove Pihl (born 1938), Swedish art director, book publisher and graphic designer *

Sten-Ove Ramberg Sten-Ove Wilhelm "Putte" Ramberg (born 20 November 1955) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 250 league appearances for Hammarby IF and scored 14 goals. He also made 27 appearances for the Swedish national side, s ...

(born 1955), Swedish footballer * Ove Rainer (1925–1987), Swedish politician *

Ove Krogh Rants Ove Krogh Rants (14 August 1926 – 24 April 2023) was a Danish cyclist. He competed in the men's sprint event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly kn ...

(1926–2023), Danish cyclist *

Ove Rode Ove Rode (31 August 1867 – 11 July 1933) was a Denmark, Danish politician, writer, newspaper editor, and Minister of the Interior and Health (Denmark), Minister of Interior Affairs for Det Radikale Venstre. Biography As a young journalist, ...

(1867–1933), Danish politician and newspaper editor *

Ove Røsbak Ove Røsbak (born 5 August 1959) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, children's writer and biographer. He made his literary debut in 1977 with the poetry collection ''Lævandes dikt''. He has written biographies on Alf Prøysen and Rolf Jacobsen. He ...

(born 1959), Norwegian writer *

Ove Rud Ove Rud (16 December 1923 – 21 September 2007) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 21 films between 1950 and 2000. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark. Filmography * '' Blinkende lygter'' (2000) * '' Skytten'' (197 ...

(1923–2007), Danish actor * Ove Rullestad (1940–2023), Norwegian politician * Stig Ove Sandnes (born 1970), Norwegian sports official *

Ove Sellberg Ove Bertil Sellberg (born 15 October 1959) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the European Tour. He was the first Swede to win a European Tour event. Amateur career Sellberg was born in Stockholm and began playing golf, 10 years old ...

(born 1959), Swedish golfer * Ove Skåra (born 1961), Norwegian civil servant * Ove Skaug (1912–2005), Norwegian engineer and civil servant *

Ove Sprogøe Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen (21 December 1919 – 14 September 2004) was a Danish actor. Life Born in Odense, his parents were Arthur and Inger Sprogøe Petersen. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, with whom he had three children. One of ...

(1919–2004), Danish actor * Kai Ove Stokkeland (born 1978), Norwegian footballer *

Svein Ove Strømmen Svein Ove Strømmen (1949 – 22 September 2010) was a Norwegian businessperson. He took his engineer education in the United States, and worked in the Norwegian petroleum industry from 1981 to 1986. He then turned to entrepreneurship and inves ...

(1949–2010), Norwegian businessperson * Sven-Ove Svensson (1922–1987), Swedish footballer * Ove Thorsheim (born 1949), Norwegian diplomat * Ove Bernt Trellevik (born 1965), Norwegian politician * Ove-Erik Tronvoll (born 1972), Norwegian skier *

Ove Vanebo Ove André Vanebo (born 2 May 1983) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. From 2008 to 2012 he was the chairman of the Youth of the Progress Party, the youth wing of the Progress Party. He served as a deputy representative to the N ...

(born 1983), Norwegian politician * Ove von Spaeth (born 1938), Danish writer, designer and scholar *

Jan-Ove Waldner Jan-Ove Waldner (; born 3 October 1965),Jan-Ove Waldner profile.'' Swedish Table Tennis Federation in Sweden commonly ''J-O Waldner'' or simply mononymously as ''J-O'' (), is a Swedish former professional table tennis player. He is often referre ...

(born 1965), Swedish table tennis player *

Per Ove Width Per Ove Width (born 27 March 1939 in Tønsberg) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold in 1997, and has been re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served in the positio ...

(born 1939), Norwegian politician

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