# Olaf

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈəʊl.əf/ · frequency rank #24,259

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Old Norse.

## Etymology
From Old Norse Óláfr.

## Easily confused with
- **old** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-old)
- **ole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-ole)
- **ova** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-ova)
- **oof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-oof)
- **ora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-ora)
- **Ota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-ota)
- **opa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-opa)
- **Ona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-ona)
- **Oma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-oma)
- **oral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-oral)
- **Olds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-olds)
- **oval** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-oval)
- **Omar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-omar)
- **Oman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-oman)
- **Olga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-olga)
- **opal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-opal)
- **Oleg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-oleg)
- **OLED** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-oled)
- **olde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-olde)
- **Oran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olaf-vs-oran)

## Common misspellings (4)
`oalf`, `olaff`, `olfa`, `ollaf`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/olaf