Olav (Norwegian form)
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Olav is the standard Norwegian given name corresponding to the Old Norse and Icelandic name Ólafur, historically borne by several Norwegian kings and saints.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olav | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norwegian masculine given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Norwegian monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norwegian royal family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| borneBy |
Olav I of Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olav II of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Olav III of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Olav IV of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Olav NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Norwegian masculine given names
ⓘ
Scandinavian masculine given names ⓘ Theophoric names ⓘ |
| correspondsTo |
Olaf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ólafur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| derivedFromElement |
anu (ancestor)
ⓘ
leifr (descendant, heir) ⓘ |
| etymologicalForm | Ólafr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasCognate |
Aulay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olafur NERFINISHED ⓘ Olavus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ólafur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDiminutive |
Ola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginInLanguage | Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSaintNamesake | Olav II Haraldsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Olaf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olaus NERFINISHED ⓘ Olavsson NERFINISHED ⓘ Olavur NERFINISHED ⓘ Olavus NERFINISHED ⓘ Oluf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUsage | medieval Scandinavia ⓘ |
| honoredAs | patron saint of Norway ⓘ |
| ISOBasicLatin | true ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Norwegian ⓘ |
| meaning |
ancestor’s descendant
ⓘ
heir of the ancestors ⓘ |
| nameDayInNorway | July 29 ⓘ |
| popularityRegion | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| shortFormOf | Óláfr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInCountry | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.