Olga

See also Oľga

English

Etymology

Borrowed in the 19th century from Russian Ольга, a saints' name borne by Russian royalty, a medieval form of Helga, Old Norse heilagr (“holy, prosperous”).

Proper noun

Olga

1. A female given name.
   • 1993 Oscar Hijuelos: The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien. ISBN 0-14-023028-9 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.

Usage notes

• Fashionable in several West European countries around 1900.

Related terms

• Oleg

Translations

female given name

• Danish: Olga (da)
• Finnish: Oili (fi)
• German: Olga (de)
• Greek: Όλγα (el) (Ólga)
• Latvian: Olga (lv) f

• Norwegian: Olga (no)
• Russian: Ольга (ru) (Ól'ga)
• Serbian: Олга
• Spanish: Olga (es)
• Swedish: Olga (sv)

Anagrams

• gaol
• goal

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Czech

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Etymology

From Russian Ольга

Proper noun

Olga f

1. A female given name.

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Danish

Etymology

From Russian Ольга

Proper noun

Olga

1. A female given name.

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Finnish

Etymology

From Russian Ольга. First recorded as a given name of Finns in 1812.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈolgɑ/
• Hyphenation: Ol‧ga

Proper noun

Olga

1. A female given name.

Declension

Declension of Olga (type koira) singular plural nominative Olga Olgat genitive Olgan Olgien Olgain1 partitive Olgaa Olgia accusative Olga Olgan Olgat inessive Olgassa Olgissa elative Olgasta Olgista illative Olgaan Olgiin adessive Olgalla Olgilla ablative Olgalta Olgilta allative Olgalle Olgille essive Olgana Olgina translative Olgaksi Olgiksi instructive – Olgin abessive Olgatta Olgitta comitative – Olgineen 1) Rare.

Related terms

• Oili
• Helka

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German

Etymology

From Russian Ольга in the 19th century.

Proper noun

Olga

1. A female given name of Russian origin.

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɔlka/

  Rhymes: -ɔlka

Proper noun

Olga f

1. A female given name

Declension

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

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Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1858. From Russian Ольга.

Proper noun

Olga f

1. A female given name.
2. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Ольга.

Related terms

• Elga

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Olga was the only given name of 21 409 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Russian Ольга around 1800.

Proper noun

Olga

1. A female given name.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Russian Ольга.

Proper noun

Olga f

1. A female given name.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Russian Ольга. First recorded in Sweden in 1843.

Proper noun

Olga

1. A female given name.