| Gender | 🧑 Boy |
| Pronunciation | 📣 \o-laf\ |
| Number of People | 👶 2,000 |
| Rate in 2021 | 20161 |
| Numerology | 🔢 7 |
| Name origin | 🌍 Scandinavian |
The meaning of the name Olaf is "the heritage of the ancestors".v
The name Olaf has a Scandinavian origin and was the second Christian king of Norway from 1915 to 1028. It comes from the Germanic term "ano", which means "ancestor" and "leifr", which means "inheritance".
Diminutives and variations of the name Olaf
Some diminutives of the name Olaf are: Aleifr, Olao, Olav, Olavo, Olof
The men called Olaf are strong people, determined and a little intransigent. They have very clear ideas and sometimes this can cause a problem in their lives. Few people can change Olaf's mind, and for this reason, they tend to be people with lonely tastes.
Celebrities named Olaf
Olaf: he is a fictional character from the Frozen franchise and features as an animated snowman.
Olof Palme: was a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden for 10 years.
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I adore the name Olaf--it is strong, regal and saintly. I predict that it will be making a comeback amidst the rise of other'scandinavian boy names such as Magnus, Thor and Haakon.
I personally don't know anyone with his name but I love it! Yes It's the name of a Disney character but there is more meaning. There was two monarchs named Olaf in Norway I beli've I'might name my future child this
We named our first born, Caden. After being a bit obsessed with names over many years even prior to having a child, we felt it was strong yet, flexible - cool, yet confident, which is how our son is turning out to be!
Olof is the name of my great great grandfather born in Norway in 1839.
The Chinese meaning of Kai is trI'mphant or victorious. A great name that I hope my soon to be born son likes.
I never met anothe rperson with my name to...and Im the only one in my whole region probably...I think its unique. When someone calls for me I know right away...and yes...many people "accedently" call me Olive >:@
My grandfather's name was Olaf--he was a kind and wonderful man! Olaf is also the name of the patron saint that brought christianity to Norway--not too bad!