Olga (name)

Olga (name)
Olga
St Olga by Nesterov in 1892.jpg
An icon of St. Olga.
Gender Female
Origin
Word/Name Old Norse
Meaning holy
Other names
Related names Oleg, Helga

Olga is a female given name, derived from Old Norse name Helga.[1] It is used in Russia (Ольга), Ukraine (Ольга, transliterated Ol'ha), Belarus (Вольга, transliterated Vol'ha), Poland, Czech Republic, Greece (Όλγα, Ólgha), Finland, Hungary, Romania, Serbia (Olga), Iceland, and Latin America. The Russian male equivalent is Oleg (Олeг).

Name days (St. Olga of Kiev): Bulgaria, Poland, Czech Republic, Greece and France – July 11, Slovakia – July 23, Russia – July 24, Hungary – July 27.

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  1. ^ Что значит имя Ольга, Хельга at Lanfir's website

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