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 | |
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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
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