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Olafur - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Olafur

[ syll. o-la-fur, ol-af-ur ] The boy name Olafur is pronounced AALaaF- KEY. Olafur is of Old Norse origin and it is predominantly used in the Scandinavian language. Olafur is a variant form of the English, German, and Scandinavian Olaf.

Olafur is not frequently used as a baby boy name. It is not ranked within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Olafur include the Scandinavian Olov, the Scandinavian Oluf, the English Albie, the Irish and English Alby, the English and Spanish Alfie, the Spanish Alfo, the English Alfy, the English Alva, the English and Hebrew Alvah, the English Alvie, the English Alvy, the German Ahlf, the English Alf, the Italian Alfio, the German and Scandinavian Ulf, and the Scandinavian Ulv.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Olafur: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)"


 
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