Given name
Amhlaidh
Amhlaidh is a masculine given name from Proto-Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Scottish Gaelic.
Original Old NorseÓláfr
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Amhlaidh comes from Proto-Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Amhlaidh developed from Óláfr.
Amhlaidh’s family of names
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Amhlaidh developed from the Old Norse form Óláfr. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Amhlaidh has a conventional equivalent in the English form Olaf. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Amhlaidh has a related form in Amhlaigh.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Amhlaidh has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
Old Norsewhere Amhlaidh comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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