Olaf

Olaf or Olav (/ˈoʊləf/, /ˈoʊlɑːf/, or British Ōleifr, Anleifr /ˈoʊlæf/; Old Norse: Áleifr, Ólafr) is a Scandinavian, German and Dutch 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. In Norwegian, Olav and Olaf are historically equally common, but Olav is traditionally used when referring to Norwegian royalty of that name. The Swedish form is Olov or Olof. The name was borrowed into Old Irish and Scots spelled Amlaíb and Amhlaoibh, giving rise to modern Aulay (see also Mac Amhlaoibh and Mac Amhalghaidh (Irish septs)). The name is Latinized as Olaus. 2Medieval bearers Norse (Scandinavia): Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf, petty king Olaf I of Norway Tryggvason, 969 – 9 September 1000 Olaf II of Norway, or Saint Olaf, ruled 1015–1030 Olaf III of Norway, king 1067–1093 Olaf Magnusson (formerly IV) of Norway, 1103–1110 Olaf IV of Norway, king 1370 – 23 August 1387; was also Olaf II of Denmark Olaf I of Denmark, king 1086–1095 Olaf II of Denmark was also Olaf IV of Norway Olaf of Sweden (disambiguation) (I, II and III) Oluf Haraldsen (died c. 1143) was a Danish nobleman who ruled Scania for a few years from 1139 Norse-Gaelic: Not all the following were strictly Norse-Gaels, but simply share one of the most common Norse-Gaelic names. Olaf the Black, 13th century Norse king Amlaíb Conung (King Olaf), King of Dublin, possibly identical with Olaf the White Olaf III Guthfrithson (Emlaíb mac Gofraid), king of Dublin Amlaíb Ua Donnubáin (Auliffe O'Donovan), regional Irish king Of Mann and the Isles: Olaf I of Mann, also called Olaf Godredsson (