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.
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 Benário Prestes (1908–1942), a German-Brazilian communist militant
- Olga Björkengren, Swedish opera singer
- Olga Desmond (1891-1964), German actress and dancer
- Olga De Souza (a.k.a. Corona), Brazilian singer of eurodance music
- Olga Dvirna (born 1953), Soviet middle distance runner
- Olga Kaniskina (born 1985), Russian racewalker
- Olga Kazi (born 1941), Hungarian middle distance runner
- Olga Korbut (born 1955), Russian gymnast
- Olga Kurylenko (born 1979), Ukrainian model and actress
- Olga Markova (athlete) (born 1968), Russian long-distance runner
- Olga Markova (figure skater) (born 1974), Russian figure skater
- Olga Tañon (singer) A puertorican artist that is a Grammy Award, and Latin Grammy Award winner
- Olga Turchak (born 1967), Kazakhstani high jumper
- Olga Kharitidi, Russian psychiatrist and author
- Olga Havlova (1933–1996), Václav Havel's first wife
- Olha Kobylyanska, Ukrainian writer
- Olha Saladuha, Ukrainian athlete
- Olga Sosnovska (born 1972), Polish born UK/US based actress
- Olga Šplíchalová (born 1975), Czech freestyle swimmer
- Olga Vigil (born 1970), Cuban basketball player
- Olga Zhitova (born 1983), Russian volleyball player
- Olha Zubaryeva, Ukrainian handball player
- Michael "Olga" Algar, singer of UK punk rock band Toy Dolls
Fictional characters
References
- ^ Что значит имя Ольга, Хельга at Lanfir's website
External links
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