Given name · also Old Norse
Olaus
Olaus is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Swedish and Latin.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Olaus comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
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)
Olaus’s family of names
In Old Swedish usage, Olaus has a related form in Olaf. In Latin usage, Olaus has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Olaf. In Latin usage, Olaus has a conventional equivalent in the Norwegian form Olav.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Olaus has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Olaus
- Olof SkötkonungKing of Sweden from c.995 to 1022980–1022
- Olaus MagnusSwedish writer1490–1557
- Olaus HenriciGerman mathematician (1840-1918)
- Olaus MurieAmerican naturalist (1889 – 1963)
- Olaus SkarsemNorwegian association football playerborn 1998
- Olaus MartiniSwedish bishop1557–1609
- Olaus Andreas GrøndahlNorwegian conductor and composer1847–1923
- Olaus ArvesenNorwegian politician (1830-1917)
- Olaus Michael SchmidtNorwegian politician1784–1851
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