Old English · proper noun
Anlaf
Normalised Anlāf
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈɑnˌlɑːf/
- Syllables
- ˈɑn · ˌlɑːf (2 syllables)
Meaning
-
a male given name
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Anulaib, from Proto-Germanic *Anulaibaz. Equivalent to ana (“grandfather, ancestor”) + lāf (“legacy”). Cognate to Old Norse Óláfr.
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