Olof

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Olof. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Olof, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Olof in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Olof you have here. The definition of the word Olof will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofOlof, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Ólöf

English

Proper noun

Olof

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of Wolof

Anagrams

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish Olāver, Olēf, from Old Norse Óláfr, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*anulaibaʀ). First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1400. Cognate with Norwegian Olav and English Olaf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²uːlɔf/, /ˈuːlɔf/
  • IPA(key): (traditional pronunciation) /²uːlɔv/, /ˈuːlɔv/
  • Audio:(file)

Interjection

Olof

  1. The letter "O" in the Swedish spelling alphabet

Proper noun

Olof c (genitive Olofs)

  1. a male given name

References

  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 118 267 males with the given name Olof (compared to 37 232 named Olov) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, without a clear frequency peak. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia