English

Proper noun

Olof

1. (archaic) Alternative form of Wolof

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Olov

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Olof

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• (male given names) Ola, Olle
• (surnames) Olofsson, Olovsson, Olsson

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 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.