Olov \o-lov\ as a boy's name is a variant of Olaf (Old Norse), and the meaning of Olov is "ancestor's relic".

The baby name Olov sounds like Elov, Olof and Olav. Other similar baby names are Elof, Olle, Olin, Ole, Olave, Ola, Oleg, Olyn, Olen and Orv.