
Olaf
Meaning
From the Old Norse name Áleifr meaning "ancestor's descendant", derived from the elements anu "ances
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Olaf Guthfrithson
Olaf Guthfrithson or Anlaf Guthfrithson ( ; ; ; died 941) was a Hiberno-Scandinavian (Irish-Viking) leader who ruled Dublin and Viking Northumbria in the 10th century.
Olaf Dreyer
Olaf Dreyer (born 1969, Hamburg) is a German theoretical physicist whose research interests include quantum gravity and the quantum measurement problem.
Olaf Karthaus
Olaf Karthaus (born 1963 in Koblenz) is a German polymer chemist and Professor at the Chitose Institute of Science and Technology in Chitose, Hokkaidō, Japan, researching polymer chemistry, thin.
Olaf Strand
Olaf Strand (15 January 1899 – 10 February 1997) was a Norwegian middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.
Olaf Kier
Olaf Kier, (c.
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