Olaf

/ˈoʊl.əf/ name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Old Norse.

    "And then all hundred and one of us trooped across the grass and onto the platform and got our diplomas from Mr. Halvorson, the superintendent of schools, and he said my name into the microphone―Tollefson, John Olaf―and there is was, the terrible secret of my middle name, revealed, and I slunk back to my seat and people whispered, 'Hey, Ole.'"

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"The European Anti-fraud Office, known by the French acronym OLAF, is responsible for combating fraud against the EU."

Etymology

From Old Norse Óláfr.

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