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), the Czech Republic, Greece and Cyprus (Όλγα, Ólgha), Latvia, Lithuania, Albania, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Serbia (Олга or Оља), Slovenia, Croatia and Macedonia.

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

The male equivalent is Oleg (Олeг).

People

Russian imperial family

Saint Olga of Kiev, or Olha of Kyiv (890 AD – 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 Constantinovna 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

Other nobility

Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903-1997), the granddaughter of King George I of Greece and wife of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
Princess Olga, Duchess of Apulia (born 1971), Princess of Greece and great-grandchild of Olga, Queen of Greece

Other people

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
Olja Bećković (born 1964), Serbian journalist
Olga Björkegren (1857 – 1950), Swedish opera singer
Olga Boznańska (1865-1940), Polish painter
Olga Dahl (1917 - 2009), Swedish genealogist
Olga Danilov (born 1973), Israeli Olympic speed skater
Olga Danilovic (born 2001), Serbian professional tennis player
Olga Desmond (1891 – 1964), German actress and dancer
Olga Dor-Dogadko (born 1976), Israeli track and field athlete
Olga Dvirna (born 1953), Soviet middle distance runner
Olga Fedori (born 1984), Ukrainian actress
Olga Fridman (born 1998), Ukrainian-Israeli tennis player
Olga Gerovasili (born 1961), Greek politician
Olga Golodets (born 1962), Russian economist and politician
Olga Govortsova (born 1988), Belarusian tennis player
Olga Guillot (1922-2010), Cuban singer
Olga Havlová (1933 – 1996), Václav Havel's first wife
Olga Ilyin, Russian-born American poet and novelist
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
Olga Kern (born 1975), Russian pianist
Olga Korbut (born 1955), Belarusian gymnast
Olga Kurban (born 1987), Russian heptathlete
Olga Kurkulina (born 1971), Israeli high jumper
Olga Kurylenko (born 1979), Ukrainian model and actress
Olga Lengyel (born 1908), Hungarian Holocaust survivor and author
Olga Lenskiy (born 1992), Israeli sprinter
Olga Markova (athlete) (born 1968), Russian long-distance runner
Olga Markova (figure skater) (born 1974), Russian figure skater
Olga Merediz (born 1956), 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 Petrova (1884 – 1977), British-American actress, screenwriter and playwright
Olga Pikhienko (born 1980), Russian circus performer
Olga Puchkova (born 1987), Russian tennis player
Olga Sandberg, (born 1844) Swedish ballerina
Olga Savchuk (born 1987), Ukrainian tennis player
Olga Sehnalová (born 1968), Czech politician
Olga Seryabkina (born 1985), Russian singer
Olga Sosnovska (born 1972), Polish-British actress
Olga Souza (born 1968), Brazilian singer
Olga Tañón (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 Winterberg (1922-2010), Israeli Olympian in the discus throw
Olga Zhitova (born 1983), Russian volleyball player
Olga Šplíchalová (born 1975), Czech freestyle swimmer
Olha Kobylianska (1863 – 1942), Ukrainian writer
Olha Saladukha (born 1983), Ukrainian athlete
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 fictional character from the American animated television series Hey Arnold!

References

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