Olga

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”). Doublet of Helga.

• IPA^(key): /ˈoʊlɡə/, /ˈɒlɡə/

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).

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

• Fashionable in several West European countries around 1900.

• Oleg

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

Borrowed from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).

• IPA^(key): [ˈolɡa]

Olga f

1. a female given name

From Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).

Olga

1. a female given name

Borrowed from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).

Olga

1. a female given name

From Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔl.ka/

Olga f

1. a female given name

Matronymics

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

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

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

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.

• Oili
• Helka

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔlɡa/

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Olga

1. a female given name from Russian

From Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔlka/

  Rhymes: -ɔlka

Olga f

1. a female given name

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

Olga f

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

• Elga

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

From Russian О́льга (Ólʹga) around 1800.

Olga

1. a female given name

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔl.ɡa/

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• Rhymes: -ɔlɡa
• Syllabification: Ol‧ga

Olga f (masculine Oleg)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Olga

• Olga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Olga in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).

Olga f

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈol.ɡa/

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Olga f (genitive/dative Olgăi)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Olga

• Olguța

Olga f

1. a female given name from Russian

Borrowed from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).

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

Olga f

1. a female given name from Russian

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

Olga c (genitive Olgas)

1. a female given name