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
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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
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
form is '' Olov'' or ''Olof'', and the Danish form is ''Oluf''. It was borrowed into Old Irish and
Scots
Scots usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including:
* Scots language, a language of the West Germanic language family native to Scotland
* Scots people, a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland
* Scoti, a Latin na ...
with the spellings ''Amlaíb'' and ''Amhlaoibh'', giving rise to modern version ''
Aulay
Aulay is a Scottish masculine given name. It is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic ''Amhladh'', ''Amhlaidh'', ''Amhlaigh'', and ''Amhlaibh''. The standard Irish Gaelic form of these names is ''Amhlaoibh'' (pronounced "ow-liv", and "owl-lee"); ...
Olaf II of Denmark
no, Olav Håkonsson
, house = Bjelbo
, father = Haakon VI of Norway
, mother = Margaret I of Denmark
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, birth_place = Akershus Castle, Oslo
, death_date =
, death_place = Falsterbo Ca ...
, also Olaf IV of Norway
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Oluf Haraldsen
Olaf Haraldsen (died ) was a Danish anti-king who ruled Scania for a few years from 1139. He never won control over the rest of Denmark, and he is not included in the list of Danish monarchs used by the Danish monarchy or ''Den Store Danske Encyk ...
(died c. 1143), Danish nobleman who ruled Scania for a few years from 1139
;Norway
* Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf, petty king
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Olaf I of Norway
Olaf Tryggvason (960s – 9 September 1000) was King of Norway from 995 to 1000. He was the son of Tryggvi Olafsson, king of Viken (Vingulmark, and Rånrike), and, according to later sagas, the great-grandson of Harald Fairhair, first King of N ...
Olaf of Sweden (disambiguation) Olaf of Sweden also "Onela" - Swedish: ''Olov'' or ''Olof'' - may refer to:
*Onela
Onela was according to ''Beowulf'' a Swedish king, the son of Ongentheow and the brother of Ohthere. He usurped the Swedish throne, but was killed by his nephew ...
* Olaf I of Mann, also called Olaf Godredsson (c. 1080–1153)
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Olaf II the Black
Óláfr Guðrøðarson (died 1237) (Scottish Gaelic: ''Amhlaibh Dubh''), also known as Olaf the Black, was a thirteenth-century King of the Isles, and a member of the Crovan dynasty. He was a son of Guðrøðr Óláfsson, King of the Isles and ...
, also called Olaf Godredsson (1173/4–1237), King of Mann and the Isles 1229–1237.
Olaf Amundsen
Olaf Amundsen (13 May 1876–12 December 1939) was a Norway, Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Venstre (Norway), Liberal Party.
Amundsen was elected to the Parliament of Norway for the parliamentary terms 1910-1912 and 1913–1918. F ...
(1876–1939), Norwegian lawyer and politician
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Olaf Fink
Olaf James Fink (March 15, 1914 – March 26, 1973) was a Louisiana educator and politician who served as a Democrat in the Louisiana State Senate from 1956 to 1972.
Born in Algiers, New Orleans, Fink received a B.A. from Spring Hill Colleg ...
(1914–1973), American educator and state senator
* Olaf Lubaszenko, Polish actor
* Olaf Pooley (1914–2015), English actor
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Count Oluf of Rosenborg
Oluf, Count of Rosenborg (Oluf Christian Carl Axel; 10 March 1923 – 19 December 1990), a former Danish prince, was the youngest child and son of Prince Harald of Denmark by his wife, Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Gl ...
(1923–1990)
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Olaf Scholz
Olaf Scholz (; born ) is a German politician who has served as the chancellor of Germany since 8 December 2021. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Social Democratic Party (SPD), he previously served as Vice Chancellor of German ...
(born 1958), German politician
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Olaf C. Seltzer
Olaf C. Seltzer (August 27, 1877 - December 16, 1957) was a Danish-born American painter and illustrator from Great Falls, Montana. He did over 2,500 paintings and illustrations of the American West, including cowboys.
Early life
Seltzer was born ...
(1877-1957), Danish-born American painter
* Olaf Stapledon (1886–1950), British author and historian
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Oluf van Steenwinckel
Oluf van Steenwinckel (died 1659) was a Denmark, Danish building master and engineer, probably the son of Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger.
Biography
In the 1640s he worked at Nykøbing Castle among other places and from 1651 to 52 he was Copenh ...
(died 1659), Danish building master and engineer
Middle name
* Erwin Olaf (Erwin Olaf Springveld), Dutch photographer
Fictional characters
* 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
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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
Anita Blake is the title and viewpoint character of the '' Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter'' series by Laurell K. Hamilton. The series takes place in a parallel world in which supernatural characters like vampires and werewolves exist alongside reg ...
'' series.
*Olaf One-Eye, ancient High King of Skyrim from the video game series The Elder Scrolls.
McAuliffe (surname) McAuliffe or MacAuliffe is a surname of Norse Irish origin.Mac Amhlaoibh and Mac Amhalghaidh (Irish septs)
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Clan Macaulay of Lewis
The Macaulay family of Uig in Lewis, known in Scottish Gaelic as ''Clann mhic Amhlaigh'', were a small family located around Uig on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. There is no connection between the Macaulays of Lewis and C ...
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Clan MacAulay
Clan MacAulay ( gd, Clann Amhlaoibh, ), also spelt Macaulay or Macauley is a Scottish clan. The clan was historically centred on the lands of Ardincaple, which are today consumed by the little village of Rhu and burgh of Helensburgh in Argyll ...
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Aulay
Aulay is a Scottish masculine given name. It is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic ''Amhladh'', ''Amhlaidh'', ''Amhlaigh'', and ''Amhlaibh''. The standard Irish Gaelic form of these names is ''Amhlaoibh'' (pronounced "ow-liv", and "owl-lee"); ...
, the Anglicized Scottish form of the name
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Ólafur Ólafur () is a common name in Iceland, derived from the Old Norse Óláfr , meaning "ancestor's relic".
According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is require ...
, the Icelandic form of the name
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Olavi
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 Hän ...
, the Finnish form of the name
* Olavo, the Portuguese form of the name
* Ole and Oluf, the Danish forms of the name
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Ola
Ola may refer to:
Places Panama
*Olá, a subdistrict in Coclé Province
*Olá District
Russia
*Ola, Russia, an urban settlement in Magadan Oblast
*Ola District, an administrative division in Magadan Oblast
*Ola (river), a river in Magadan Obla ...