Ólafur
Ólafur is a masculine Icelandic given name .
Importance and distribution
Ólafur is an Icelandic variant of the name Olaf and etymologically related to the name Oliver . The name is one of the most common in Iceland. In 2012 it was the fifth most popular Icelandic name after Gunnar and before Einar .
The female Icelandic equivalent of the name is Ólöf .
Well-known namesake
- Ólafur Arnalds (* 1986), Icelandic musician
- Ólafur Brynjúlfsson , Icelandic priest
- Ólafur Örn Bjarnason (* 1975), Icelandic football player
- Ólafur Elíasson (* 1967), Danish-Icelandic artist
- Ólafur Jóhannesson (politician) (1913–1984), Icelandic politician (Progress Party)
- Ólafur Jóhannesson , known as Olaf de Fleur (* 1975), Icelandic film producer and director
- Ólafur Davíð Jóhannesson (* 1957), Icelandic football coach
- Ólafur Gottskálksson (* 1968), Icelandic football player
- Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (* 1943), Icelandic President
- Ólafur Gunnarsson (* 1948), Icelandic author
- Ólafur Gústafsson (* 1989), Icelandic handball player
- Ólafur F. Magnússon (* 1952), Icelandic politician, Mayor of Reykjavík since 2008
- Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson (* 1962), Icelandic author
- Ólafur Eðvarð Rafnsson (1963–2013), Icelandic sports official and basketball player
- Ólafur Bjarki Ragnarsson (* 1988), Icelandic handball player
- Ólafur Haukur Símonarson (* 1947), Icelandic author
- Ólafur Skúlason (Bishop) (1929–2008), Icelandic Bishop
- Ólafur Ingi Skúlason (born 1983), Icelandic football player
- Ólafur Stefánsson (* 1973), Icelandic handball player
- Ólafur Thors (1892–1964), Icelandic politician, five-time Prime Minister of Iceland
See also
- Ólafsson , Ólafsdóttir , Icelandic patronyms derived from Ólafur