Olga (name)

Olga
	An icon of St. Olga.
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Old Norse
Meaning	holy
Other names
Related names	Oleg, Helga

Olga is a Slavic female given name, derived from Old Norse name Helga. It is used in Russia (Ольга), Ukraine (Ольга, transliterated Olha), Belarus (Вольга, transliterated Vol'ha), Bulgaria (Олга transliterated Ólga), Poland, the Czech Republic, Greece and Cyprus (Όλγα, Ólgha), Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Spain (Olga), Portugal, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, South Africa, and Latin America. The male equivalent is Oleg (Олeг).

A diminutives include Olya, Olka, Olenka, Ola, etc.

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

People with this name

Russian imperial family

Saint Olga of Kiev (or Olha of Kyiv) (d. 969), wife of Igor, Grand Prince of Kiev
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1822–1892), second daughter of Nicholas I of Russia, wife to Charles I, King of Württemberg
Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna of Russia (1839–1891), wife of Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia
Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia (1851–1926), Queen consort to George I, King of Greece; reigned as Queen regent of Greece in 1920
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia (1882–1960), sister of Nicholas II of Russia
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895–1918), the eldest daughter of Nicholas II of Russia

Others

Olga Appell (born 1963), Mexican-American long-distance runner
Olga Barabanschikova (born 1979), Belarusian tennis player
Olga Benário Prestes (1908–1942), German-Brazilian communist militant
Olga Björkegren (1857–1950), Swedish opera singer
Olga Desmond (1891–1964), German actress and dancer
Olga Dvirna (born 1953), Soviet middle distance runner
Olga Fedori (born 1984), Ukrainian actress
Olga Golodets (born 1962), Russian economist and politician
Olga Govortsova (born 1988), Belarusian tennis player
Olga Havlova (1933–1996), Václav Havel's first wife
Olya Ivanisevic (born 1988), Serbian fashion model
Olga Kaniskina (born 1985), Russian racewalker
Olga Kay (born 1982), Russian-American comedian and actress
Olga Kazi (born 1941), Hungarian middle distance runner
Olha Kobylyanska (1863–1942), Ukrainian writer
Olga Korbut (born 1955), Belarusian gymnast
Olga Kurban (born 1987), Russian heptathlete
Olga Kurylenko (born 1979), Ukrainian model and actress
Olga Lengyel (born 1908), Hungarian. Survivor of Auschwitz. Author of one of the first books on the Holocaust, The Five Chimneys. Founder of the Memorial Library in New York City.
Olga Markova (athlete) (born 1968), Russian long-distance runner
Olga Markova (figure skater) (born 1974), Russian figure skater
Olga Merediz, American Broadway, TV, and film actress
Olga Mikhaylova (born 1986), Russian race walker
Olga Morozova (born 1949), USSR (now Russian) former tennis player
Olga Panfyorova (born 1977), Russian race walker
Olga Pikhienko (born 1980), Russian circus performer
Olga Puchkova (born 1987), Russian tennis player
Olha Saladukha (born 1983), Ukrainian athlete
Olga Sandberg, (born 1844) Swedish ballerina
Olga Savchuk (born 1987), a Ukrainian tennis player
Olga Seryabkina (born 1985), Russian singer of girl group Serebro
Olga Sosnovska (born 1972), Polish born UK/US based actress
Olga Souza (a.k.a. Corona, born 1968), Brazilian singer of eurodance music
Olga Šplíchalová (born 1975), Czech freestyle swimmer
Olga Tañon (born 1967), Puerto Rican singer
Olga Turchak (born 1967), Kazakh high jumper
Olga Vigil (born 1970), Cuban basketball player
Olga Vymetálková (born 1976), Czech tennis player
Olga Zhitova (born 1983), Russian volleyball player
Olha Zubaryeva (born 1958), Ukrainian handball player

Fictional characters

Olga Gurlukovich, a fictional character from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Olga Pataki, a character from the American animated television series Hey Arnold!

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