Amhlaoibh
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish Amlaíb, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*anulaibaʀ) (whence Old Norse Óláfr), from Proto-Germanic *Anulaibaz.
Proper noun[edit]
Amhlaoibh m (genitive Amhlaoibh)
- a male given name from Proto-Norse, equivalent to English Olaf, historically anglicized as Humphrey, with which it is etymologically unrelated
Derived terms[edit]
- Mac Amhlaoibh
- → English: McAuliffe, MacAuliffe, McAuliff
- Ó hAmhlaoibh
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Amhlaoibh | nAmhlaoibh | hAmhlaoibh | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||