Olga name - Meaning of Olga
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 8
- Usage
- Slovak, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Czech, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Portuguese, Spanish, Old Norse
- Pronounced
- OL-gah (Russian) , AWL-gah (German, Polish)
- Olga Meaning
- Slovak form of Olga. Russian form of Helga. The Varangians brought it from Scandinavia to Russia. The 10th-century Saint Olga was the wife of Igor I, Grand Prince of Kievan Rus (a state based around the city of Kiev). Following his death she ruled as regent for her son for 18 years. After she was baptized in Constantinople she attempted to convert her subjects to Christianity. Olga is a Russian variant of Helga. Helga originates in Old Norse language and means "divine woman". It is a feminine form of Helge. Helga is a very popular name in Scandinavian countries and Germany, in the United States it has never gained popularity. Olga was the name of several saints and it has always been a popular feminine given name among royalty in Russia.
Olga Related Names
Variant:, Olenka, Olina, Olunka, Oluska, Olya, Olyusha
Diminutive:, Olya (Russian), Olgica (Serbian), Olgica (Croatian), Olgica (Macedonian)
Masculine Form, Oleg (Russian), Helge (Swedish), Helge (Norwegian), Helge (Danish)
Other Languages Helga (Ancient Scandinavian), Olga (Bulgarian), Olga, Olgica (Croatian), Olga (Czech), Helga, Olga, Hege, Hella, Helle, Laila (Danish), Helka, Oili, Laila (Finnish), Helga, Olga, Hella (German), Olga (Hungarian), Olga, Olgica (Macedonian), Helga, Olga, Hege, Hella, Laila (Norwegian), Olga (Polish), Olga (Portuguese), Olga (Romanian), Olga, Olya (Russian), Áile, Láilá (Sami), Olga, Olgica (Serbian), Olga (Slovene), Olga (Spanish), Helga, Olga, Hella, Laila (Swedish), Oľga (Slovak)
Masculine Form:, Oleg (Russian), Helge (Swedish), Helge (Norwegian), Helge (Danish)
Other Languages Helga (Ancient Scandinavian), Olga (Bulgarian), Olga, Olgica (Croatian), Olga (Czech), Helga, Olga, Hege, Hella, Helle, Laila (Danish), Helka, Oili, Laila (Finnish), Helga, Olga, Hella (German), Olga (Hungarian), Olga, Olgica (Macedonian), Helga, Olga, Hege, Hella, Laila (Norwegian), Olga (Polish), Olga (Portuguese), Olga (Romanian), Olga, Olya (Russian), Áile, Láilá (Sami), Olga, Olgica (Serbian), Olga (Slovene), Olga (Spanish), Helga, Olga, Hella, Laila (Swedish), Oľga (Slovak)
Other Languages: Helga (Ancient Scandinavian), Olga (Bulgarian), Olga, Olgica (Croatian), Olga (Czech), Helga, Olga, Hege, Hella, Helle, Laila (Danish), Helka, Oili, Laila (Finnish), Helga, Olga, Hella (German), Olga (Hungarian), Olga, Olgica (Macedonian), Helga, Olga, Hege, Hella, Laila (Norwegian), Olga (Polish), Olga (Portuguese), Olga (Romanian), Olga, Olya (Russian), Áile, Láilá (Sami), Olga, Olgica (Serbian), Olga (Slovene), Olga (Spanish), Helga, Olga, Hella, Laila (Swedish), Oľga (Slovak)
Olga Celebrities
Olga Soukharnova - Member of the National Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Olga Arias - writer, Olga Broumas - writer, Olga Costa - Mexican artist, Olga Fastrova - writer, Olga Guerra - published author, Olga Humphrey - writer, Olga Meyer - writer, Olga Orozco - writer, Olga Fonda - actress,
