Given name · also Old Norse
Óláfr
“ancestor”·“remainder”
Óláfr is a masculine given name from Proto-Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old Norse.
Original Old NorseÓleifr
Meaning & origin
What it means
Óláfr is built from elements meaning “ancestor” and “remainder”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Óláfr comes from Proto-Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic *Anulaibaz.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Óláfr’s family of names
In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Óláfr has a short form in Ole. In Old Norse usage, Óláfr shares a linguistic root with the Irish form Amhlaoibh. In Old Norse usage, Óláfr has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Olaf.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Óláfr has relatives in 17 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
25 related names in 17 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Óleifrvariant · Old Norse
- Ǫ́leifrvariant · Old Norse
- Áleifrvariant · Old Norse
- Ǫ́láfrvariant · Old Norse
- ᚢᛚᛅᚠᚱvariant · Old Norse
- ᚬᛚᛅᚠᛦvariant · Old Norse
- ᚢᛚᛅᚠᛦvariant · Old Norse
- Ólidiminutive · Old Norse
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Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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