Name Element ANU 1

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Old Norse word meaning "ancestor".

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesanô(Old Germanic)
Given Name DescendantsOliver(Catalan) Oliver, Olivera(Croatian) Oliver, Olívie, Olivie(Czech) Aage, Olaf, Olav, Oliver, Olivia, Oluf(Danish) Olaf, Olivier(Dutch) Alivia, Oliver, Olivia, Olyvia(English) Olavi, Olev, Oliver(Estonian) Ólavur(Faroese) Olavi, Oliver, Olivia, Uolevi(Finnish) Olivia, Olivier(French) Olaf, Oliver, Olivia(German) Olivér, Olívia(Hungarian) Áki, Ólafur, Ólöf(Icelandic) Amhlaoibh(Irish) Olivia, Oliviero(Italian) Olivers(Latvian) Olivette(Literature) Oliver, Olivera(Macedonian) Olivier(Medieval French) Aage, Åge, Olaf, Olaug, Olav, Oliver, Olivia(Norwegian) Amlaíb(Old Irish) Áki, Áleifr, Álǫf, Anundr, Ólaug(Old Norse) Olaf, Oliwer, Oliwia, Oliwier(Polish) Olavo, Olívia(Portuguese) Aulay(Scottish) Amhlaidh(Scottish Gaelic) Oliver, Olivera(Serbian) Oliver, Olívia(Slovak) Olivia(Spanish) Åke, Oliver, Olivia, Olof, Olov(Swedish)
Surname DescendantsOliver(Catalan) Oliver, Oliverson(English) Oliver, Olivier(French) Oliver(German) Oliversen(Norwegian) Åkesson, Oliversson, Olofsdotter, Olofsson(Swedish)
Same Spellinganu 2, anu 3

Sources & References

  1. Peterson, Lena. Nordiskt runnamnslexikon. Uppsala, 2007, page 15.
Entry updated December 7, 2022