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Olaf

December 07, 2023

This article is about the name. For other uses, see Olaf (disambiguation).

Olaf or Olav (/ˈoʊləf/, /ˈoʊlɑːf/, or British /ˈoʊlæf/; Old Norse: Áleifr, Ólafr, Óleifr, Anleifr) is a Dutch, Polish, Scandinavian and German given name. It is presumably of Proto-Norse origin, reconstructed as *Anu-laibaz, from anu "ancestor, grand-father" and laibaz "heirloom, descendant". Old English forms are attested as Ǣlāf, Anlāf. The corresponding Old Novgorod dialect form is Uleb. A later English form of the name is Olave.

In the Norwegian language, Olav and Olaf are equally common, but Olav is traditionally used when referring to Norwegian royalty. The Swedish form is Olov or Olof, and the Danish form is Oluf. It was borrowed into Old Irish and Scottish Gaelic with the spellings Amlaíb and Amhlaoibh, giving rise to modern version Aulay. The name is Latinized as Olaus.

Notable people edit

North Germanic edit

Denmark
Norway
Sweden

Norse-Gaelic edit

Not all the following were strictly Norse-Gaels, but they share the most common Norse-Gaelic names.

Mann and the Isles edit

  • Olaf I of Mann, also called Olaf Godredsson (c. 1080–1153)
  • Olaf II the Black, also called Olaf Godredsson (1173/4–1237), King of Mann and the Isles 1229–1237.

Novgorod Republic (in Ukraine or Kievan Rus') edit

Scotland edit

Modern people edit

Given name edit

Middle name edit

  • Erwin Olaf (Erwin Olaf Springveld), Dutch photographer

Fictional characters edit

  • Count Olaf, a fictional character and the main antagonist in the series of novels A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
  • Olaf, a fictional character in Jungle Jam and Friends: The Radio Show!
  • Olaf, a fictional anthropomorphic snowman in the 2013 film Frozen
  • Olaf, the Berserker, a character in the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends
  • Olaf "the Stout", a fictional character in the video game series The Lost Vikings
  • Olaf the Troll, a fictional character in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Olaf, one of Snoopy's siblings in Peanuts
  • Olaf Potato, a fictional anthropomorphic potato in the British animated short series Small Potatoes
  • Olaf the Smug Anteater, a fictional character from Animal Crossing: New Leaf
  • Olaf the Lofty, a fictional inventor from Noggin the Nog
  • Agent Olaf, from Odd Squad (TV series)
  • Olaf (Agent Otto Jefferies), a fictional character from the Anita Blake series.
  • Olaf One-Eye, ancient High King of Skyrim from the video game series The Elder Scrolls.

Named animals edit

Septs and clans edit

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This article is about the name For other uses see Olaf disambiguation Olaf or Olav ˈ oʊ l e f ˈ oʊ l ɑː f or British ˈ oʊ l ae f Old Norse Aleifr olafr oleifr Anleifr is a Dutch Polish Scandinavian and German given name It is presumably of Proto Norse origin reconstructed as Anu laibaz from anu ancestor grand father and laibaz heirloom descendant Old English forms are attested as Ǣlaf Anlaf The corresponding Old Novgorod dialect form is Uleb A later English form of the name is Olave In the Norwegian language Olav and Olaf are equally common but Olav is traditionally used when referring to Norwegian royalty The Swedish form is Olov or Olof and the Danish form is Oluf It was borrowed into Old Irish and Scottish Gaelic with the spellings Amlaib and Amhlaoibh giving rise to modern version Aulay The name is Latinized as Olaus Contents 1 Notable people 1 1 North Germanic 1 2 Norse Gaelic 1 2 1 Mann and the Isles 1 3 Novgorod Republic in Ukraine or Kievan Rus 1 4 Scotland 1 5 Modern people 1 6 Given name 1 7 Middle name 1 8 Fictional characters 2 Named animals 3 Septs and clans 4 See alsoNotable people editNorth Germanic edit DenmarkOlaf I of Denmark king 1086 1095 Olaf II of Denmark also Olaf IV of Norway Oluf Haraldsen died c 1143 Danish nobleman who ruled Scania for a few years from 1139NorwayOlaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf petty king Olaf I of Norway Tryggvason 969 9 September 1000 Olaf II of Norway or Saint Olaf ruled 1015 1030 Olaf III of Norway king 1067 1093 Olaf Magnusson formerly IV of Norway 1103 1110 Olaf IV of Norway king 1370 23 August 1387 was also Olaf II of DenmarkSwedenOlaf of Sweden disambiguation I II and III Norse Gaelic edit Not all the following were strictly Norse Gaels but they share the most common Norse Gaelic names Olaf the Black 13th century Norse king Amlaib Conung King Olaf King of Dublin possibly identical with Olaf the White Olaf III Guthfrithson Emlaib mac Gofraid King of Dublin Amlaib Ua Donnubain Auliffe O Donovan regional Irish kingMann and the Isles edit Olaf I of Mann also called Olaf Godredsson c 1080 1153 Olaf II the Black also called Olaf Godredsson 1173 4 1237 King of Mann and the Isles 1229 1237 Novgorod Republic in Ukraine or Kievan Rus edit Uleb Ragnvaldsson son of Ragnvald Ulfsson jarl of Staraja Ladoga Aldeigjuborg military leader of Novgorod Republic in conquering of Yugra in 1032 Scotland edit Amlaib King of Scotland 971 977 Modern people edit Given name edit Olav V of Norway king 1957 1991 Olaf Amundsen 1876 1939 Norwegian lawyer and politician Olaf Fink 1914 1973 American educator and state senator Olaf Lubaszenko Polish actor Olaf Pooley 1914 2015 English actor Count Oluf of Rosenborg 1923 1990 Olaf Scholz born 1958 German politician Olaf C Seltzer 1877 1957 Danish born American painter Olaf Stapledon 1886 1950 British author and historian Oluf van Steenwinckel died 1659 Danish building master and engineerMiddle name edit Erwin Olaf Erwin Olaf Springveld Dutch photographerFictional characters edit Count Olaf a fictional character and the main antagonist in the series of novels A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket Olaf a fictional character in Jungle Jam and Friends The Radio Show Olaf a fictional anthropomorphic snowman in the 2013 film Frozen Olaf the Berserker a character in the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends Olaf the Stout a fictional character in the video game series The Lost Vikings Olaf the Troll a fictional character in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Olaf one of Snoopy s siblings in Peanuts Olaf Potato a fictional anthropomorphic potato in the British animated short series Small Potatoes Olaf the Smug Anteater a fictional character from Animal Crossing New Leaf Olaf the Lofty a fictional inventor from Noggin the Nog Agent Olaf from Odd Squad TV series Olaf Agent Otto Jefferies a fictional character from the Anita Blake series Olaf One Eye ancient High King of Skyrim from the video game series The Elder Scrolls Named animals editNils OlavSepts and clans editMcAuliffe surname Mac Amhlaoibh and Mac Amhalghaidh Irish septs Clan Macaulay of Lewis Clan MacAulaySee also editAll pages with titles containing Olaf All pages with titles containing Olav Aulay the Anglicized Scottish form of the name olafur the Icelandic form of the name Olavi the Finnish form of the name Olavo the Portuguese form of the name Ole and Oluf the Danish forms of the name Ola and Olov the Swedish forms of the name Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav nbsp This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name If an internal link led you here you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Olaf amp oldid 1184438183, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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