"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
Etymology: From Old Norse Óláfr. Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|Óláfr}} Old Norse Óláfr Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Olaf
  1. A male given name from Old Norse. Wikipedia link: en:Olaf Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Related terms: Oliver, Humphrey Translations (male given name): Olau (Catalan), 奧拉夫 (Chinese Mandarin), 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), ओलाफ (olāph) [masculine] (Marathi), Ovllá (Northern Sami), Olav (Norwegian), Amlaíb (Old Irish), 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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      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ô-láp"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Olaf"
}

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