Olaf or Olav (/ˈoʊləf/, /ˈoʊlɑːf/, or British /ˈoʊlæf/; Old Norse: Áleifr, Ólafr, Óleifr, Anleifr) is a Dutch, Polish, Scandinavian and German given name. It is presumably of Proto-Norse origin, reconstructed as *Anu-laibaz, from anu "ancestor, grand-father" and laibaz "heirloom, descendant". Old English forms are attested as Ǣlāf, Anlāf. The corresponding Old Novgorod dialect form is Uleb. A later English form of the name is Olave.

In the Norwegian language, Olav and Olaf are equally common, but Olav is traditionally used when referring to Norwegian royalty. The Swedish form is Olov or Olof, and the Danish form is Oluf. It was borrowed into Old Irish and Scottish Gaelic with the spellings Amlaíb and Amhlaoibh, giving rise to modern version Aulay. The name is Latinized as Olaus.

Notable people

North Germanic

Denmark
Norway
Sweden

Norse-Gaelic

Not all the following were strictly Norse-Gaels, but they share the most common Norse-Gaelic names.

Mann and the Isles

  • Olaf I of Mann, also called Olaf Godredsson (c. 1080–1153)
  • Olaf II the Black, also called Olaf Godredsson (1173/4–1237), King of Mann and the Isles 1229–1237.

Novgorod Republic (in Ukraine or Kievan Rus')

Scotland

Modern people

Given name

Middle name

  • Erwin Olaf (Erwin Olaf Springveld), Dutch photographer

Fictional characters

  • Count Olaf, a fictional character and the main antagonist in the series of novels A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
  • Olaf, a fictional character in Jungle Jam and Friends: The Radio Show!
  • Olaf, a fictional anthropomorphic snowman in the 2013 film Frozen
  • Olaf, the Berserker, a character in the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends
  • Olaf "the Stout", a fictional character in the video game series The Lost Vikings
  • Olaf the Troll, a fictional character in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Olaf, one of Snoopy's siblings in Peanuts
  • Olaf Potato, a fictional anthropomorphic potato in the British animated short series Small Potatoes
  • Olaf the Smug Anteater, a fictional character from Animal Crossing: New Leaf
  • Olaf the Lofty, a fictional inventor from Noggin the Nog
  • Agent Olaf, from Odd Squad (TV series)
  • Olaf (Agent Otto Jefferies), a fictional character from the Anita Blake series.
  • Olaf One-Eye, ancient High King of Skyrim from the video game series The Elder Scrolls.

Named animals

Septs and clans

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Olaf
  • All pages with titles containing Olav
  • Aulay, the Anglicized Scottish form of the name
  • Ólafur, the Icelandic form of the name
  • Olavi, the Finnish form of the name
  • Olavo, the Portuguese form of the name
  • Ole and Oluf, the Danish forms of the name
  • Ola and Olov, the Swedish forms of the name
  • Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
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