Olaf

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Olaf is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, commonly used in Germanic and Scandinavian countries.

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Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Norse given name
given name
masculine given name
associatedWith Olaf II of Norway
Saint Olaf
component anu (ancestor)
leifr (descendant, heir, relic)
culturalRegion Germanic world
Scandinavian countries
etymologyDerivedFrom Old Norse name Áleifr
Old Norse name Óláfr
gender masculine
hasCognate Amlaíb
Olav
Ólafur
hasLanguageOfUse Danish
Dutch
English
Faroese
German
Icelandic
Norwegian
Swedish
hasNotableBearer Olaf II Haraldsson
Olaf Palme
Olaf Scholz
Olaf Stapledon
Olaf Tryggvason
hasOrigin Old Norse language
hasVariant Aulay
Olafr
Olafur
Olav
Oluf
Ólafur
isUsedInRegion Germany
Netherlands
Scandinavia
United Kingdom
United States
meaning ancestor’s descendant
relic of the ancestors
nameDayInNorway July 29
nameType first name
personal name
writingSystem Latin alphabet


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