Type Word & Element
Usage Old Norse (Hypothetical) [1]
Meaning & History
Old Norse word meaning "ancestor".
Related Items
Other Languages & Culturesanô(Old Germanic)
Given Name DescendantsAage, Olaf, Olav, Oluf(Danish) Olaf(Dutch) Olavi, Olev(Estonian) Ólavur(Faroese) Olavi, Uolevi(Finnish) Olaf(German) Áki, Ólafur, Ólöf(Icelandic) Amhlaoibh(Irish) Aage, Åge, Olaf, Olaug, Olav(Norwegian) Amlaíb(Old Irish) Áki, Áleifr, Álǫf, Anundr, Ólaug(Old Norse) Olaf(Polish) Olavo(Portuguese) Aulay(Scottish) Amhlaidh(Scottish Gaelic) Åke, Olof, Olov(Swedish)
Surname DescendantsÅkesson, Olofsdotter, Olofsson(Swedish)
Sources & References
- Peterson, Lena. Nordiskt runnamnslexikon. Uppsala, 2007, page 15.
