Olga (opera)
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Etymology


From , a saints' name borne by Russian royalty, a medieval form of Helga, .

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  1. borrowed from Russian; fashionable in several West European countries around 1900.

Quotations

  • 1993 Oscar Hijuelos: The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien. ISBN 0-14-023028-9 page 6:
    Olga was named after a Russian ballerina whose picture had once appeared in a local advertisement for a ballet company that was to perform in Philadelphia during the weeks of her impending conception, and who was shown pirouetting on a point of light, impressing their mother.

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  1. , cognate to Olga.


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