Olaf
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊl.əf/, /ˈəʊl.æf/, /ˈəʊl.ɑːf/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊl.əf/, /ˈoʊl.æf/, /ˈoʊl.ɑːf/
Proper noun edit
Olaf
- 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.
Translations edit
male given name
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See also edit
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Óláfr, from Proto-Norse *Anulaibaʀ.
Proper noun edit
Olaf
- a male given name of Old Norse origin
Related terms edit
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Olaf m (proper noun, strong, genitive Olafs or (with an article) Olaf)
- a male given name from Old Norse
Related terms edit
Norwegian edit
Proper noun edit
Olaf
- 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
- a male given name, equivalent to English Olaf
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Olaf |
Accusative | Olaf |
Dative | Olafi, Olafe |
Genitive | Olafs |
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Olaf m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Olaf
Declension edit
Declension of Olaf
Further reading edit
- Olaf in Polish dictionaries at PWN