The baby name Oles is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɔlɛs/ (approx. "OH-les").
The baby name Oles is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɔlɛs/ (approx. "OH-les").
Oles is Slavic, Ukrainian in Origin.
Oles is a Slavic masculine given name, chiefly Ukrainian and Polish, functioning as a pet form that became an independent name for Oleksandr/Aleksander (Alexander). It ultimately derives from Greek Alexandros, “defender (protector) of men.” Use rose as affectionate household speech and spread into formal records by the late 19th–20th centuries, especially in Ukraine and the diaspora; notable bearers include novelist Oles Honchar and journalist Oles Buzina. In Polish, the diacritic form Oleś marks the same familiar tone.
Variants and related forms include Ukrainian Oles (Олесь), Les and Oleksandr; Polish Oleś, Olek and Aleksander; Belarusian Ales (Але́сь). Regional transliteration gives Oles’ in Russian contexts. Feminine cognates are Olesia/Olesya and Lesya. Some speakers also associate Oles with Oleh/Oleg in Ukrainian, a separate line from Old Norse Helgi meaning “holy,” though this is secondary. As a given name, Oles blends approachable Slavic warmth with the time‑honored protective sense inherited from Alexander.
| Oles Sanin Oles Sanin is a Ukrainian film director best known for movies like The Guide and Mamay. Born in 1972 in Kamin-Kashyrskyi, he has also worked as an actor, cinematographer, producer, musician, and sculptor, and he received the Honored Artist of Ukraine title in 2014 as well as the Alexander Dovzhenko Ukrainian State Award. | Oles Berdnyk Oles Berdnyk was a Ukrainian science fiction writer best known for his novels and short stories, publishing more than 20 works over his career. He was also a philosopher, theologian, public figure, Red Army veteran of World War II, and a political prisoner in Soviet labor camps, and his writing was translated into languages including English, German, French, Russian, and Hungarian. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #336 | 5 | 6,459 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #491 | 15 | 12,621 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #517 | 7 | 11,913 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #696 | 5 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| United States | Boys | 2022 | #904 | 5 | 7,226 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,460 | 12 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Oles is popular in 26 countries — most recent births per country:
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