Given name · also Latin

Lávus

Lávus is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Lávus comes from Latin, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Latin Ōlāus, from Old Norse Óláfr, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic *Anulaibaz, built from Proto-Germanic *anô + *laibō.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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