<P> Olaf or Olav ( / ˈoʊləf / , / ˈoʊlɑːf / , or British Ōleifr , Anleifr / ˈoʊlæf / ; Old Norse : Áleifr , Ólafr ) is a Scandinavian , German , and Dutch given name . It is presumably of Proto - Norse origin , reconstructed as * Anu - laibaz , from anu `` ancestor , grand - father '' and laibaz `` heirloom , descendant '' . Old English forms are attested as Ǣlāf , Anlāf . The corresponding Old Novgorod dialect form is Uleb . A later English form of the name is Olave . </P>
<P> Olaf or Olav ( / ˈoʊləf / , / ˈoʊlɑːf / , or British Ōleifr , Anleifr / ˈoʊlæf / ; Old Norse : Áleifr , Ólafr ) is a Scandinavian , German , and Dutch given name . It is presumably of Proto - Norse origin , reconstructed as * Anu - laibaz , from anu `` ancestor , grand - father '' and laibaz `` heirloom , descendant '' . Old English forms are attested as Ǣlāf , Anlāf . The corresponding Old Novgorod dialect form is Uleb . A later English form of the name is Olave . </P>
what is the meaning of the name olaf
what is the meaning of the name olaf
anu `` ancestor , grand - father '' and laibaz `` heirloom , descendant ''
anu `` ancestor , grand - father '' and laibaz `` heirloom , descendant ''