Ólafur name meaning
Gender: Boy
Origin: Old Norse
Usage: Icelandic, Danish, Swedish and Finnish
Meaning: Ancestor's Descendant
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What does Ólafur mean?
Ólafur specifically is used in Finnish, Swedish, Icelandic and Danish, meaning of Ólafur is "Ancestor's Descendant" and rooted from Old Norse is bestowed upon boys. Ólafur is equivalent of Ólafr in Icelandic language.
Variants of Ólafur
How popular is the name Ólafur?
Ólafur is an extremely rare name around the world.
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Famous people named Ólafur
- Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson, Icelandic businessman, writer, and scientist
- Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson, Icelandic novelist, short story writer and poet
- Ólafur Egilsson, Icelandic Lutheran minister
- Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Icelandic politician
- Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, Icelandic footballer and a midfielder
- Ólafur Thors, Icelandic politician of the Independence Party
- Ólafur Jóhannesson, fifteenth Prime Minister of Iceland for the Progressive Party on two occasions
- Ólafur Örn Bjarnason, Icelandic former professional footballer
- Ólafur Gottskálksson, retired Icelandic professional football goalkeeper
- Ólafur Stefánsson, former Icelandic handball player who
- Ólafur Þórðarson, Icelandic former footballer
- Ólafur Jóhannesson, Icelandic football manager and former player