Olof
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Olof is a Scandinavian male given name, particularly common in Sweden and Norway, derived from Old Norse and borne by various notable historical and cultural figures.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olof canonical | 15 |
| Olof (Swedish form) | 1 |
| Olof the Tax King | 1 |
| Oluf | 1 |
| Per-Olof | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scandinavian masculine given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ |
| category |
Norwegian masculine given names
ⓘ
Scandinavian masculine given names ⓘ Swedish masculine given names ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Old Norse name Óláfr ⓘ |
| etymologicalLanguageFamily | North Germanic languages ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Olof Lagercrantz
ⓘ
Olof Mellberg ⓘ Olof Palme ⓘ Olof Rudbeck the Elder ⓘ Olof Rudbeck the Elder ⓘ
surface form:
Olof Rudbeck the Younger
Olof Skötkonung ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Olaf
ⓘ
Olaf II of Norway ⓘ
surface form:
Olav
Olofsson (patronymic surname) ⓘ Olov ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin |
Norse
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| nameType | first name ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Norway
ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ |
| usedInCulture |
Norwegian culture
ⓘ
Swedish culture ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oluf
subject surface form:
Áleifr
subject surface form:
Óláfr
subject surface form:
Óláfr
this entity surface form:
Olof (Swedish form)
this entity surface form:
Olof the Tax King