Meaning 
The name Olaff has the following meaning: Ancestor's descendent. Derived from the Old Norse elements "anu" (ancestor) and "leifr" (descendent).
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Olaff is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Olaff for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Olaf, of which the name Olaff is a variant.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Olaff and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Olaff: Boys - Danely, Denby, Denholm, Einar, Elvis, Erik, Garth, Gunnar, Gustav, Kason, Lambert, Girls - Dagny, Dahlia, Erika, Ingrid, Karina, Kristina, Nessa, Nissa, Rona, Signe, Tyra, Both genders - Dyre, Eric, Harold
Variants 
The name Olaff is a variant of Olaf. Other popular variants of the name Olaf are: Ola (Norwegian), Olaff, Olafur (Icelandic), Olan, Olave (Danish), Olavi (Finnish), Olay (Norwegian), Ole (Danish), Olef, Olev, Olin, Olli (Finnish), Olof (Swedish), Olov (Swedish), Oluf (Swedish)
Style 
We think the name Olaff should fall under the following style category: Scandinavian. See other Scandinavian boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Olaff to be: Big sized, kind-hearted chapIn one word, you might describe Olaff as a(n) " kind-hearted" person. See other "kind-hearted" names for boys.
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