Óláfr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Anolaibaz (whence also variant Óleifr, Áleifr), consisting of *anô (“ancestor”) and *laibō (“remainder”). The first part of the name is related to Latin anus (“old woman”).

Pronunciation
  • (9th century West Norse) IPA(key): /ˈõːlaːβʐ/
  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈoːlɔːvr̩/

Proper noun

Óláfr m

  1. A male given name

Descendants

References
  • “Olaf” in: J. van der Schaar, “Woordenboek van voornamen”, 8. druk, Utrecht 1994, Prisma Woordenboeken, Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, →ISBN
  • Olav; in: Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
  • “Óláfr” in: Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
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