Olaf

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See also: olaf and OLAF

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Óláfr.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊl.əf/, /ˈəʊl.æf/, /ˈəʊl.ɑːf/
  • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊl.əf/, /ˈoʊl.æf/, /ˈoʊl.ɑːf/

Proper noun[edit]

Olaf

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
    • 1998, Garrison Keillor, Wobegon Boy, Faber and Faber, →ISBN, page 71:
      And then all hundred and one of us trooped across the grass and onto the platform and got our diplomas from Mr. Halvorson, the superintendent of schools, and he said my name into the microphone―Tollefson, John Olaf―and there is was, the terrible secret of my middle name, revealed, and I slunk back to my seat and people whispered, 'Hey, Ole.'

Usage notes[edit]

  • Best known for Olaf II (c. 995–29 July 1030), king and patron saint of Norway. Rarely used as a given name of English-speakers.

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Óláfr, from Proto-Norse *Anulaibaʀ.

Proper noun[edit]

Olaf

  1. a male given name of Old Norse origin

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Olaf m (proper noun, strong, genitive Olafs or (with an article) Olaf)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse

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Norwegian[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Olaf

  1. a male given name of less common usage, variant of Olav

Old Swedish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Óláfr, from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*Anulaibaʀ).

Proper noun[edit]

Olaf m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Olaf

Declension[edit]

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Olaf
Accusative Olaf
Dative Olafi, Olafe
Genitive Olafs

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Olaf m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Olaf

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Further reading[edit]

  • Olaf in Polish dictionaries at PWN