Ólafur
Ólafur is a common name in Iceland, derived from the Old Norse Óláfr, meaning "ancestor's relic".
According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required.
The name is a frequently given name in Iceland. In 2005, it was the fifth most common male given name after Gunnar and before Einar. A diminutive form is Óli.
Notable Icelanders named Ólafur
- Bjarni Ólafur Eiríksson, football defender
- Guðni Ólafur Guðnason, retired basketball player
- Ólafur Adolfsson, Icelandic politician
- Ólafur Arnalds, modern composer
- Ólafur Benediktsson, former handball player
- Ólafur Egilsson, priest
- Ólafur Elíasson, Danish-Icelandic artist
- Ólafur Friðrik Magnússon, former mayor of Reykjavík
- Ólafur Garðar Einarsson, politician and former minister
- Ólafur Gottskálksson, retired professional football goalkeeper
- Ólafur Guðmundsson, handball player
- Ólafur Haukur Símonarson,, playwright and novelist
- Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, footballer and a midfielder
- Ólafur Ísleifsson, Icelandic economist and politician
- Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson, author
- Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson, novelist, short story writer and poet
- Ólafur Jóhannesson (football manager), football manager and former player
- Ólafur Jóhannesson, the fifteenth Prime Minister of Iceland
- Ólafur Jónsson, former handball player
- Ólafur Josephsson, musician, better known by the stage name Stafrænn Hákon
- Ólafur Örn Bjarnason, football defender
- Ólafur Páll Snorrason, international footballer
- Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the fifth President of Iceland
- Ólafur Stefánsson, handball player
- Ólafur Stígsson, footballer
- Ólafur Þór Gunnarsson, footballer
- Ólafur Þórðarson (footballer), former footballer
- Ólafur Thors, former Prime Minister of Iceland on five occasions