Olof

== English == === Proper noun === Olof (archaic) Alternative form of Wolof. === Anagrams === Fool, floo, fool, loof == Swedish == === Alternative forms === Olov === 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/ === Interjection === Olof The letter "O" in the Swedish spelling alphabet === Proper noun === Olof c (genitive Olofs) a male given name ==== Related terms ==== (male given names) Ola, Olaf, Olle (surnames) Olofsson, Olovsson, Olsson === References === Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN [1] 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.