Olaf
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈəʊl.əf/, /ˈəʊl.æf/, /ˈəʊl.ɑːf/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈoʊl.əf/, /ˈoʊl.æf/, /ˈoʊl.ɑːf/
Proper noun
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.'
- 1998 Garrison Keillor, Wobegon Boy, Faber and Faber, →ISBN, page 71:
Usage notes
- Best known for an 11th-century king and patron saint of Norway. Rarely used as a given name of English-speakers.
Translations
male given name
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See also
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse Óláfr, from Proto-Norse *Anulaibaʀ.
Proper noun
Olaf
- a male given name of Old Norse origin
Related terms
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Olaf
- a male given name from Old Norse
Related terms
Norwegian
Proper noun
Olaf
- a male given name of less common usage, variant of Olav
Polish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Olaf m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Olaf
Declension
Declension of Olaf
Further reading
- Olaf in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɔlaf
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔlaf/2 syllables
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