Olaf
English
    
    
Pronunciation
    
Proper noun
    
Olaf
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- 1998, Garrison Keillor, Wobegon Boy, Faber and Faber, →ISBN, page 71:- 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.'
 
 
Usage notes
    
- Best known for Olaf II (c. 995–29 July 1030), king and patron saint of Norway. Rarely used as a given name of English-speakers.
Translations
    
male given name
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Danish
    
    Etymology
    
From Old Norse Óláfr, from Proto-Norse *Anulaibaʀ.
German
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈoːlaf/
- Audio - (file) 
Proper noun
    
Olaf m (proper noun, strong, genitive Olafs or (with an article) Olaf)
- a male given name from Old Norse
Related terms
    
Norwegian
    
    
Old Swedish
    
    
Etymology
    
From Old Norse Óláfr, from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*Anulaibaʀ).
Declension
    
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Olaf | 
| Accusative | Olaf | 
| Dative | Olafi, Olafe | 
| Genitive | Olafs | 
Polish
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.laf/
- Audio - (file) 
- Rhymes: -ɔlaf
- Syllabification: O‧laf
Declension
    
Declension of Olaf
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Olaf | Olafowie | 
| genitive | Olafa | Olafów | 
| dative | Olafowi | Olafom | 
| accusative | Olafa | Olafów | 
| instrumental | Olafem | Olafami | 
| locative | Olafie | Olafach | 
| vocative | Olafie | Olafowie | 
Further reading
    
- Olaf in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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