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Olga (name)

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Olga
BERJAYA
An icon of St. Olga
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameOld Norse
DerivationHelga
MeaningHoly; blessed
Other names
Variant formsOlha, Volha
Related namesOlja, Oleg

Olga (Russian: Ольга) is a Russian feminine given name of Scandinavian origin.[1] It is the equivalent of Helga, and derived from the Old Norse adjective heilagr (lit.'prosperous, successful').[1] The name was brought by Scandinavian settlers who founded Kievan Rus' in the 9th century.[1]

It is also used in Ukraine (Ольга, transliterated Olha), Belarus (Вольга, transliterated Vol'ha), Bulgaria (Олга transliterated Olga), the Czech Republic, Greece and Cyprus (Όλγα, Ólgha), Georgia (ოლგა (Olga) or more archaic ოლღა (Olgha)), Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Bosnia (Serbian Олга or Оља), the Balkans, Western Europe and Latin America (Olga). It is also much in use in Scandinavia.

The masculine counterpart is Oleg (Олeг).

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  1. 1 2 3 Hanks, P.; Hodges, F.; Hardcastle, K. (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. The Oxford Reference Collection. OUP Oxford. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-19-157854-0. Russian name of Scandinavian origin, originally derived from the Old Norse adjective heilagr... It was imported by Scandinavian settlers who founded the first Russian state in the 9th century.