Olga

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See also: olga, ólga, òlga, Òlga, Oľga, Olgą, Òlgą, and Òlgã

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed in the 19th century from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga), name of a Kievan knyaginya (Saint Olga of Kiev), a medieval form of Helga, Old Norse heilagr (holy; inviolable, sacred). Doublet of Helga.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈoʊlɡə/, /ˈɒlɡə/

Proper noun

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Olga

  1. A female given name from Russian.
    • 1993, Oscar Hijuelos, The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien, →ISBN, page 6:
      Olga was named after a Russian ballerina whose picture had once appeared in a local advertisement for a ballet company that was to perform in Philadelphia during the weeks of her impending conception, and who was shown pirouetting on a point of light, impressing their mother.
  2. A transliteration of the Russian female given name О́льга (Ólʹga).
    • 1910, Lucy de Grasse Martin, “Magnificent Olga”, in The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, volume LXXX, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co.; London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., page 130, column 1:
      OLGA YOURIEVNA SOLENSKY and I followed the black-veiled nun through the chaste, white, highly polished salons of the convent while she explained to me the origin of her curious name, with which certain highly considered Russian saints had had to do. In Russia, it seems, they called her Olga, daughter of Youri.

Usage notes

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  • Fashionable in several West European countries around 1900.
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Translations

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Anagrams

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Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Olga f

  1. a female given name

Declension

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Danish

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Etymology

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Derived from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).

Proper noun

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Olga

  1. a female given name

Estonian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈolʲɡ̊ɑ/, [ˈolʲɡ̊ɑ]

Proper noun

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Olga

  1. a female given name

Faroese

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Etymology

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Derived from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga). Doublet of Helga.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Olga f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Olga: Olguson
  • daughter of Olga: Olgudóttir

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Olga
Accusative Olgu
Dative Olgu
Genitive Olgu

Finnish

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Etymology

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Derived from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga). First recorded as a given name of Finns in 1812.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈolɡɑ/, [ˈo̞lɡɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -olɡɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Ol‧ga

Proper noun

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Olga

  1. a female given name
    • 1973, Aulikki Oksanen, Isosisko ja pikkuveli, Kirjayhtymä, →ISBN, page 155:
      —Tyttö vai poika?
      —Tyttö. Olga Ilona.
      Olga?
      Olga niin, kaippa se nimeensä tottuu. Se on isoäidin mukaan. isoäiti oli minulle isä ja äiti ja se on aikamoinen saavutus yhdeltä ihmiseltä.
      —A girl or a boy?
      —A girl. Olga Ilona.
      Olga?
      Olga yes, guess she'll get used to her name. It's after her grandmother, she was both a father and a mother to me, and that's an achievement from just one person.

Declension

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Inflection of Olga (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative Olga Olgat
genitive Olgan Olgien
partitive Olgaa Olgia
illative Olgaan Olgiin
singular plural
nominative Olga Olgat
accusative nom. Olga Olgat
gen. Olgan
genitive Olgan Olgien
Olgain rare
partitive Olgaa Olgia
inessive Olgassa Olgissa
elative Olgasta Olgista
illative Olgaan Olgiin
adessive Olgalla Olgilla
ablative Olgalta Olgilta
allative Olgalle Olgille
essive Olgana Olgina
translative Olgaksi Olgiksi
abessive Olgatta Olgitta
instructive Olgin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Olga (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Olgani Olgani
accusative nom. Olgani Olgani
gen. Olgani
genitive Olgani Olgieni
Olgaini rare
partitive Olgaani Olgiani
inessive Olgassani Olgissani
elative Olgastani Olgistani
illative Olgaani Olgiini
adessive Olgallani Olgillani
ablative Olgaltani Olgiltani
allative Olgalleni Olgilleni
essive Olganani Olginani
translative Olgakseni Olgikseni
abessive Olgattani Olgittani
instructive
comitative Olgineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Olgasi Olgasi
accusative nom. Olgasi Olgasi
gen. Olgasi
genitive Olgasi Olgiesi
Olgaisi rare
partitive Olgaasi Olgiasi
inessive Olgassasi Olgissasi
elative Olgastasi Olgistasi
illative Olgaasi Olgiisi
adessive Olgallasi Olgillasi
ablative Olgaltasi Olgiltasi
allative Olgallesi Olgillesi
essive Olganasi Olginasi
translative Olgaksesi Olgiksesi
abessive Olgattasi Olgittasi
instructive
comitative Olginesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Olgamme Olgamme
accusative nom. Olgamme Olgamme
gen. Olgamme
genitive Olgamme Olgiemme
Olgaimme rare
partitive Olgaamme Olgiamme
inessive Olgassamme Olgissamme
elative Olgastamme Olgistamme
illative Olgaamme Olgiimme
adessive Olgallamme Olgillamme
ablative Olgaltamme Olgiltamme
allative Olgallemme Olgillemme
essive Olganamme Olginamme
translative Olgaksemme Olgiksemme
abessive Olgattamme Olgittamme
instructive
comitative Olginemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Olganne Olganne
accusative nom. Olganne Olganne
gen. Olganne
genitive Olganne Olgienne
Olgainne rare
partitive Olgaanne Olgianne
inessive Olgassanne Olgissanne
elative Olgastanne Olgistanne
illative Olgaanne Olgiinne
adessive Olgallanne Olgillanne
ablative Olgaltanne Olgiltanne
allative Olgallenne Olgillenne
essive Olgananne Olginanne
translative Olgaksenne Olgiksenne
abessive Olgattanne Olgittanne
instructive
comitative Olginenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Olgansa Olgansa
accusative nom. Olgansa Olgansa
gen. Olgansa
genitive Olgansa Olgiensa
Olgainsa rare
partitive Olgaansa Olgiaan
Olgiansa
inessive Olgassaan
Olgassansa
Olgissaan
Olgissansa
elative Olgastaan
Olgastansa
Olgistaan
Olgistansa
illative Olgaansa Olgiinsa
adessive Olgallaan
Olgallansa
Olgillaan
Olgillansa
ablative Olgaltaan
Olgaltansa
Olgiltaan
Olgiltansa
allative Olgalleen
Olgallensa
Olgilleen
Olgillensa
essive Olganaan
Olganansa
Olginaan
Olginansa
translative Olgakseen
Olgaksensa
Olgikseen
Olgiksensa
abessive Olgattaan
Olgattansa
Olgittaan
Olgittansa
instructive
comitative Olgineen
Olginensa
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Statistics

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  • Olga is the 212th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,787 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,364 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

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Etymology

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Derived from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga) in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɔlɡa/
  • Audio:(file)
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Proper noun

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Olga

  1. a female given name from Russian

Icelandic

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Etymology

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Derived from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Olga f

  1. a female given name

Declension

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    Declension of Olga
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Olga Olgan Olgur Olgurnar
accusative Olgu Olguna Olgur Olgurnar
dative Olgu Olgunni Olgum Olgunum
genitive Olgu Olgunnar Olga Olganna

Latvian

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Etymology

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Derived from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga). First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1858.

Proper noun

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Olga f

  1. a female given name
  2. A transliteration of the Russian female given name О́льга (Ólʹga).
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References

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  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Olga was the only given name of 21 409 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.

Norwegian

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Etymology

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Derived from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga) around 1800.

Proper noun

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Olga

  1. a female given name

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga), from Old Norse heilagr, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz. Doublet of Helga.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Olga f (male equivalent Oleg)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Olga

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Olga in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔw.ɡɐ/ [ˈɔʊ̯.ɡɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔw.ɡa/ [ˈɔʊ̯.ɡa]

  • Hyphenation: Ol‧ga

Proper noun

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Olga f

  1. a female given name from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga), equivalent to English Olga

Romanian

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Olga f (genitive/dative Olgăi)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Olga

Derived terms

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Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ȏlga f (Cyrillic spelling О̑лга)

  1. a female given name from Russian, equivalent to English Olga

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Olga”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2024

Slovene

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Olga f

  1. a female given name from Russian

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈolɡa/ [ˈol.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -olɡa
  • Syllabification: Ol‧ga

Proper noun

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Olga f

  1. a female given name from Russian

Swedish

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Etymology

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Derived from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga). First recorded in Sweden in 1843.

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Proper noun

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Olga c (genitive Olgas)

  1. a female given name