Given name
Óleifr
“ancestor”·“remainder”
Óleifr is a masculine given name. It is used in Old Norse.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Óleifr is a form of Óláfr. Óláfr is built from elements meaning “ancestor” and “remainder”.
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Where it comes from
Óleifr is a form of Óláfr. Óláfr comes from Proto-Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
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Óleifr’s family of names
In Old Norse usage, Óleifr has a later derivative in Oliver. In Old Norse usage, Óleifr has a related form in Óláfr.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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