Olaf

See also: olaf and OLAF

English

Etymology

From Old Norse Óláfr.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Olaf

  1. A male given name from Old Norse.
    • 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

  • 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.

Translations

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Danish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Olaf

  1. a male given name of Old Norse origin

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːlaf/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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

  1. a male given name from Old Norse

Norwegian

Proper noun

Olaf

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

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Olaf m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Olaf

Declension

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

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse Óláfr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.laf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlaf
  • Syllabification: O‧laf

Proper noun

Olaf m pers

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Olaf

Declension

Further reading

  • Olaf in Polish dictionaries at PWN