Olga

See also: ólga and Oľga

English

Etymology

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

Usage notes

• Fashionable in several West European countries around 1900.

Related terms

• Oleg

Translations

female given name

• Belarusian: Во́льга (Vólʹha)
• Catalan: Olga
• Danish: Olga
• Faroese: Olga
• Finnish: Oili (fi)
• Galician: Olga (gl) f
• German: Olga (de)
• Greek: Όλγα (el) (Ólga)
• Latvian: Olga f
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• Norwegian: Olga (no)
• Portuguese: Olga f
• Russian: О́льга (ru) (Ólʹga)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Олга

• Skolt Sami: Ååʹlga
• Spanish: Olga (es)
• Swedish: Olga (sv)
• Ukrainian: О́льга (Ólʹha)

Anagrams

• Galo, Gola, Lago, algo, algo-, gaol, goal

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Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈolɡa]

Proper noun

Olga f

1. a female given name.

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Danish

Etymology

From Russian О́льга (Ólʹga)

Proper noun

Olga

1. a female given name.

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Faroese

Etymology

From Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔl.ka/

Proper noun

Olga f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

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

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Olga
Accusative	Olgu
Dative	Olgu
Genitive	Olgu

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Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈolɡɑ/, [ˈo̞lɡɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: Ol‧ga

Proper noun

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.

Declension

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

Related terms

• Oili
• Helka

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German

Etymology

From Russian О́льга (Ólʹga) in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Olga

1. a female given name of Russian origin.

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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 О́льга (Ólʹga).

Proper noun

Olga f

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

Related terms

• Elga

References

• 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.

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Russian О́льга (Ólʹga) around 1800.

Proper noun

Olga

1. a female given name.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔw.ɡɐ/

Proper noun

Olga f

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

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Romanian

Proper noun

Olga f (genitive/dative Olgăi)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Olga

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Slovene

Proper noun

Olga ?

1. a female given name from Russian

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).

Proper noun

Olga f

1. a female given name.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Russian О́льга (Ólʹga). First recorded in Sweden in 1843.

Proper noun

Olga c (genitive Olgas)

1. a female given name.