Given name
Olaug
“a loyal woman”
Olaug is used as a given name. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a loyal woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scandinavian interpretation is “a loyal woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Scandinavian.
How it developed
In Norwegian usage, Olaug is a feminine form of Olaf. In Norwegian usage, Olaug is a feminine form of Olav.
Olaug’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Olaug is a feminine form of Olaf. In Norwegian usage, Olaug has a related form in Ollaug. In Norwegian usage, Olaug is a feminine form of Olav.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Olaug
- Olaug BollestadNorwegian politicianborn 1961
- Olaug NilssenNorwegian writerborn 1977
- Olaug SvarvaChair; Non-Executive Director - DNB Bank ASAborn 1957
- Olaug TvedtenNorwegian association football player (2000-)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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