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olafsson

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
olaf-s-son
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A patrilineal surname from Icelandic.

Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic Ólafsson, patronymic from Ólafur + -sson.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does olafsson mean?
A patrilineal surname from Icelandic.
Where does olafsson come from?
Borrowed from Icelandic Ólafsson, patronymic from Ólafur + -sson.

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