Oleg

See also: oleg

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Оле́г (Olég), a Varangian name, ultimately from Old Norse Helgi (“holy, sacred or blessed”). Cognate to modern Scandinavian Helge.

Proper noun

Oleg (countable and uncountable, plural Olegs)

1. A male given name from the Slavic languages.

Related terms

• feminine form: Olga

Translations

given name

• Czech: Oleg
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Ἁγιός m (Hagiós)

• Latin: Olegus m, Sānctus (la) m (meaning translation), Sānctius m (meaning translation)
• Polish: Oleg (pl)
• Russian: Оле́г (ru) m (Olég)
• Ukrainian: Оле́г m (Oléh)

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Оле́г (Olég), a Varangian name, ultimately from Old Norse Helgi (“holy, sacred or blessed”). Cognate to modern Scandinavian Helge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈolɛk]

Proper noun

Oleg m anim

1. a male given name

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• Olga

 

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Оле́г (Olég), ultimately from Old Norse Helgi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.lɛk/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔlɛk
• Syllabification: O‧leg
• Homophone: Olek

Proper noun

Oleg m pers (female equivalent Olga)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Oleg

Declension

Declension of Oleg

	singular	plural
nominative	Oleg	Olegowie
genitive	Olega	Olegów
dative	Olegowi	Olegom
accusative	Olega	Olegów
instrumental	Olegiem	Olegami
locative	Olegu	Olegach
vocative	Olegu	Olegowie

Further reading

• Oleg in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Russian Оле́г (Olég), a Varangian name, ultimately from Old Norse Helgi (“holy, sacred or blessed”). Cognate to modern Scandinavian Helge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔlɛk/

Proper noun

Oleg m anim (genitive singular Olega, nominative plural Olegovia, declension pattern of chlap)

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Oleg

	singular	plural
nominative	Oleg	Olegovia
genitive	Olega	Olegov
dative	Olegovi	Olegom
accusative	Olega	Olegov
locative	Olegovi	Olegoch
instrumental	Olegom	Olegmi

Related terms

• Oľga

Further reading

• “Oleg”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene

Etymology

From Russian Оле́г (Olég), a Varangian name, ultimately from Old Norse Helgi (“holy, sacred or blessed”).

Proper noun

Oleg m anim

1. a male given name

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• Olga