"Olaf" meaning in English

See Olaf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈəʊl.əf/ [UK], /ˈəʊl.æf/ [UK], /ˈəʊl.ɑːf/ [UK], /ˈoʊl.əf/ [US], /ˈoʊl.æf/ [US], /ˈoʊl.ɑːf/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Olaf.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *anô Proto-Germanic *laibō Proto-Germanic *Anulaibaz Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*anulaibaʀ) Old Norse Óláfrder. English Olaf Derived from Old Norse Óláfr. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:der|non:Óláfr|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *anô Proto-Germanic *laibō Proto-Germanic *Anulaibaz Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*anulaibaʀ) Old Norse Óláfrder. English Olaf [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*anô", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*laibō", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*Anulaibaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Norse", "term" : "*ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmq-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Norse", "term" : "Óláfr", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "non" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Olaf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Olaf"> Derived from Old Norse Óláfr. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Olaf
  1. A male given name from Old Norse. Related terms: Oliver, Humphrey Translations (male given name): Olau (Catalan), 奧拉夫 /奥拉夫 (Àolāfū) (Chinese Mandarin), Olaf (Danish), Olav (Danish), Olaf (Dutch), Olev (Estonian), Ólavur [masculine] (Faroese), Olavi (Finnish), Olaf (German), Ólafur (Icelandic), Amhlaoibh (Irish), Olao (Italian), Olaus (Latin), Olafs [masculine] (Latvian), Olafas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Aulee (Manx), ओलाफ (olāph) [masculine] (Marathi), Amlaíb (Middle Irish), Ovllá (Northern Sami), Olav (Norwegian), Óláfr [masculine] (Old Norse), Olaf (Polish), Olavo (Portuguese), Олаф (english: Olaf) (Russian), Amhladh (Scottish Gaelic), Amhlaidh (Scottish Gaelic), Amhlaigh (Scottish Gaelic), Amhlaibh (Scottish Gaelic), Åʹll (Skolt-Sami), Åållaž (Skolt-Sami), Olavo (Spanish), Olof (Swedish), Ô-láp (Vietnamese)
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        "Terms with Old Norse translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
        "Terms with Skolt Sami translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Vietnamese translations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              210,
              214
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1998, Garrison Keillor, Wobegon Boy, Faber and Faber, →ISBN, page 71:",
          "text": "And then all hundred and one of us trooped across the grass and onto the platform and got our diplomas from Mr. Halvorson, the superintendent of schools, and he said my name into the microphone―Tollefson, John Olaf―and there is was, the terrible secret of my middle name, revealed, and I slunk back to my seat and people whispered, 'Hey, Ole.'",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male given name from Old Norse."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈəʊl.əf/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈəʊl.æf/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈəʊl.ɑːf/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈoʊl.əf/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈoʊl.æf/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈoʊl.ɑːf/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Olau"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "Àolāfū",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "奧拉夫 /奥拉夫"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Olaf"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Olav"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Olaf"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "lang_code": "et",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Olev"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "lang_code": "fo",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ólavur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Olavi"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Olaf"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ólafur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Amhlaoibh"
    },
    {
      "code": "mga",
      "lang": "Middle Irish",
      "lang_code": "mga",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Amlaíb"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Olao"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Olaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "lang_code": "lv",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Olafs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "lang_code": "lt",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Olafas"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Aulee"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "lang_code": "mr",
      "roman": "olāph",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ओलाफ"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "lang_code": "no",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Olav"
    },
    {
      "code": "non",
      "lang": "Old Norse",
      "lang_code": "non",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Óláfr"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Olaf"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Olavo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "Olaf",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "translation": "Olaf",
      "word": "Олаф"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "lang_code": "se",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ovllá"
    },
    {
      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt-Sami",
      "lang_code": "sms",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Åʹll"
    },
    {
      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt-Sami",
      "lang_code": "sms",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Åållaž"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Amhladh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Amhlaidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Amhlaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Amhlaibh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Olavo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Olof"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ô-láp"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Olaf"
}

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