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Olavi Kajala
Olavi is a Finnish masculine given name from Olav/ Olaf name. Notable people with the name include: * Olavi Ahonen (1923–2000), Finnish film actor *Olavi Alakulppi (1915–1990), Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1930s *Olavi Hänninen (1920–1992), Finnish designer *Joose Olavi Hannula (1900–1944), Finnish colonel and historian * Olavi Kuronen (1923–1989), Finnish ski jumper who competed in the 1950s *Olavi Laiho (1907–1944), the last Finn to be executed in Finland *Olavi Larkas (1913–1984), Finnish Olympic fencer and modern pentathlete *Olavi Litmanen (born 1945), Finnish former international footballer *Olavi Mäenpää (born 1950), Finnish politician and chairman of Suomen Kansan Sinivalkoiset, a far right political party *Olavi Ojanperä (1921–2016), Finnish sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1950s * Olavi Paavolainen (1903–1964), Finnish essayist, journalist, travel book writer, poet, and cosmopolitan * Olavi Rove (1915–1966), Finnish gy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olaf
Olaf or Olav (, , or British ; Old Norse: ''Áleifr'', ''Ólafr'', ''Óleifr'', ''Anleifr'') is a 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 Scots with the spellings ''Amlaíb'' and ''Amhlaoibh'', giving rise to modern version ''Aulay''. The name is Latinized as ''Olaus''. Notable people North Germanic ;Denmark *Olaf I of Denmark, king 1086–1095 * Olaf II of Denmark, also Olaf IV of Norway *Oluf Haraldsen (died c. 1143), Danish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |