Olaf
Olaf is a Nordic male given name .
Origin and meaning
Olaf is widespread throughout Scandinavia and northern Germany . It probably comes from the ancient Norse Anulaibaz , which means "descendant of the ancestor". The name can already be found in documents from the Viking Age . The name Leif is closely related .
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Minor forms
- Swedish: Olav , Olof , Oluf , Olle
- Norwegian: Olav , Ole , Ola
- Danish: Olav , Oluf , Ole , Ols
- Icelandic: Ólafur
- Finnish: Olavi , Olave , Olli , Ola
- Estonian: Olev , Olauf
- Turkish: Olafer
- Latinized : Olaus , Olavus
Well-known namesake
First name
- Olaf I (Denmark) (1050-1095), King of Denmark
- Olaf II Björnsson (around 970 – around 975), King of Sweden
- Olaf III. Skötkonung (around 995-1022), King of Sweden
- Olav II. Haraldsson , called Olav the Saint
- Olaf I. Tryggvason (995–1000), King of Norway
- Olaf Amblank (* 1970), German entrepreneur and university founder
- Olaf Arlinghaus (* 1967), German author
- Olaf Berger (* 1963), German pop singer and presenter
- Olaf Cuaran (941–952), King of Jórvík
- Olaf Drescher (* 1959), German railway engineer
- Olaf Gulbransson (1873–1958), Norwegian painter and graphic artist
- Olaf Guthfrithsson (934–941), King of Dublin, (939–941) King of Jórvík
- Olaf Henning (* 1968), German pop singer and composer
- Olaf Kortner (1920–1998), Norwegian teacher and politician
- Olaf Krätke (* 1959), German actor, director, author and film producer
- Olaf Latzel (* 1967), German Protestant pastor
- Olaf Malolepski (* 1946), German pop singer
- Olaf Marschall (* 1966), German soccer player
- Olaf Reichmann (* 1964), German voice actor
- Olaf Scholz (* 1958), German politician
- Olaf Schubert (* 1967), German cabaret artist and musician
- Olaf Thon (* 1966), German soccer player and coach.
- Olaf Wieghorst (1899–1988), Danish-American painter
Surname
- Erwin Olaf (* 1959), Dutch photographer
- Jan Olaf (1963), university professor for business informatics at the DHBW Lörrach
Fictitious namesake
- Count Olaf in the book series ' A series of unfortunate events ' by Lemony Snicket
- Olaf is a playable character ( called Champion ) of the MOBA s - League of Legends .
- Olaf, the snowman from the Disney film Frozen - Completely unabashed
- Knight Olaf in Heinrich Heine 's ballad of the same name [1]
Others
- Many churches in the Baltic Sea region are named Olaf. See St. Olav Church .
- The European Union's anti-fraud office is called OLAF (Office Européen de Lutte Anti-Fraude), sometimes also written OLAF (e.g. on the uniform of investigators ).
- Olaf is the pseudonym of Carl Maria Weber (1890–1953), German writer.
Individual evidence
Web links
Wiktionary: Olaf - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
