Olga (name)
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Olga is a female given name
, derived from Old Norse
name Helga
. 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 day
s (St. Olga of Kiev
): Bulgaria, Poland, Czech Republic
, Greece
and France
– July 11, Slovakia
– July 23, Russia – July 24, Hungary – July 27.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
, derived from Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
name Helga
Helga
Helga is a female name, used mainly in Scandinavia, Iceland, Germany and Hungary . The name was in use in England before the Norman Conquest, but appears to have died out afterwards...
. It is used in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(Ольга), Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
(Ольга, transliterated Ol'ha), Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
(Вольга, transliterated Vol'ha), Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
(Όλγα, Ólgha), Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
(Olga), Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, and Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. The Russian male equivalent is Oleg
Oleg
Oleg , Oleh , or Aleh is a Slavic given name. It derives from the Old Norse Helgi , meaning "holy", "sacred", or "blessed"...
(Олeг).
Name day
Name day
A name day is a tradition in many countries in Europe and Latin America that consists of celebrating the day of the year associated with one's given name....
s (St. Olga of Kiev
Olga of Kiev
Saint Olga , or Olga the Beauty, hypothetically Old Norse: Helga In some Scandinavian sources she was called other name. born c. 890 died 11 July 969, Kiev) was a ruler of Kievan Rus' as regent Saint Olga , or Olga the Beauty, hypothetically Old Norse: Helga In some Scandinavian sources she was...
): Bulgaria, Poland, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
– July 11, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
– July 23, Russia – July 24, Hungary – July 27.
Russian imperial family
- Saint Olga of KievOlga of KievSaint Olga , or Olga the Beauty, hypothetically Old Norse: Helga In some Scandinavian sources she was called other name. born c. 890 died 11 July 969, Kiev) was a ruler of Kievan Rus' as regent Saint Olga , or Olga the Beauty, hypothetically Old Norse: Helga In some Scandinavian sources she was...
(or Olha of Kyiv) (d. 969), wife of Igor, Grand Prince of KievIgor, Grand Prince of KievIgor was a Varangian ruler of Kievan Rus' from 912 to 945.-Biography:... - Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1822–1892), second daughter of Nicholas I of RussiaNicholas I of RussiaNicholas I , was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the Russian monarchs. On the eve of his death, the Russian Empire reached its historical zenith spanning over 20 million square kilometers...
, wife to Charles I, King of WürttembergCharles I of WürttembergCharles was the third King of Württemberg, from 25 June 1864 until his death in 1891.-Early life:He was born 6 March 1823 at Stuttgart, as HRH Charles Frederick Alexander, Crown Prince of Württemberg the son of William I, King of Württemberg and his third wife Pauline Therese of Württemberg .He... - Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna of Russia (1839–1891), wife of Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia
- Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of RussiaOlga Konstantinovna of RussiaGrand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia , later Queen Olga of the Hellenes , was the queen consort of King George I of Greece and briefly in 1920, Queen Regent of Greece...
(1851–1926), Queen consort to George I, King of GreeceGeorge I of GreeceGeorge I was King of Greece from 1863 to 1913. Originally a Danish prince, George was only 17 years old when he was elected king by the Greek National Assembly, which had deposed the former king Otto. His nomination was both suggested and supported by the Great Powers...
; reigned as Queen regent of Greece in 1920 - Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of RussiaGrand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of RussiaGrand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia was the youngest child of Emperor Alexander III of Russia. Her older brother was Tsar Nicholas II....
(1882–1960), sister of Nicholas II of RussiaNicholas II of RussiaNicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia, Grand Prince of Finland, and titular King of Poland. His official short title was Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias and he is known as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church.Nicholas II ruled from 1894 until... - Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895–1918), the eldest daughter of Nicholas II of RussiaNicholas II of RussiaNicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia, Grand Prince of Finland, and titular King of Poland. His official short title was Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias and he is known as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church.Nicholas II ruled from 1894 until...
Others
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(1908–1942), a German-Brazilian communist militant - Olga Björkengren (1857–1950), Swedish opera singer
- Olga DesmondOlga DesmondOlga Desmond was a German dancer and actress.-Biography:...
(1891–1964), German actress and dancer - Olga De Souza (a.k.a. Corona, born 1968), Brazilian singer of eurodance music
- Olga DvirnaOlga DvirnaOlga Dvirna is a retired female middle distance runner who represented the USSR in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She set her personal best in the women's 1,500 metres on July 27, 1982 at a meet in Kiev.-References:*...
(born 1953), Soviet middle distance runner - Olga FedoriOlga FedoriOlga Fedori is a Ukrainian-born actress, who works in English language films and programmes. She is best known for playing Frieda Petrenko in the BBC medical drama Holby City.-Early life:...
(born 1984), Ukrainian actress - Olga GovortsovaOlga GovortsovaOlga Govortsova is a professional Belarusian tennis player. As of May 10, 2010 her highest singles ranking on the WTA is World Number 35, which she achieved on June 23, 2008.-Career:...
(born 1988), Barabanschikova's Belarusian compatriot and tennis player - Olga HavlovaOlga HavlováOlga Havlová, née Šplíchalová , was the first wife of Václav Havel, the last president of Czechoslovakia and first president of the Czech Republic....
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(born 1985), Russian racewalker - Olga KaziOlga KaziOlga Kazi-Gyulai is a retired female middle distance runner from Hungary, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1960 and 1964. She set her personal best in the women's 800 metres on 1962-09-16 at the European Championships in Belgrade.-References:**...
(born 1941), Hungarian middle distance runner - Olha Kobylyanska (1863–1942), Ukrainian writer
- Olga KorbutOlga KorbutOlga Valentinovna Korbut , also known as the Sparrow from Minsk, is a Belarusian, Soviet-born gymnast who won four gold medals and two silver medals at the Summer Olympics, in which she competed in 1972 and 1976 for the USSR team....
(born 1955), Belarusian gymnast - Olga KurbanOlga KurbanOlga Ivanovna Kurban is a female heptathlete from Russia, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-External links:*...
(born 1987), Russian heptathlete - Olga KurylenkoOlga KurylenkoOlha Kostyantynivna Kurylenko , better known as Olga Kurylenko, is a French actress and model. She is perhaps best known as the Bond girl, Camille Montes, in the 22nd James Bond film, Quantum of Solace. She also portrayed Nika Boronina in the movie adaptation of the video game Hitman...
(born 1979), Ukrainian model and actress - Olga Markova (athlete)Olga Markova (athlete)Olga Markova is a retired long-distance runner from Russia, who set the world's best year performance in 1992, when she won the Boston Marathon, clocking 2:23:43. In 1993, she defended her victory in Boston in 2:25:27.-Achievements:-References:*...
(born 1968), Russian long-distance runner - Olga Markova (figure skater)Olga Markova (figure skater)Olga Dmitriyevna Markova is a Russian former competitive figure skater who currently works as a coach, choreographer, and technical specialist. As a competitive skater, she won the bronze medal at the 1994 European Figure Skating Championships and the silver at the 1995 European Championships...
(born 1974), Russian figure skater - Olga MikhaylovaOlga MikhaylovaOlga Mikhaylova is a female race walker from Russia.-Achievements:-References:...
(born 1986), a Russian race walker - Olga MorozovaOlga MorozovaOlga Vasilyevna Morozova is a retired female tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union. She was the runner up in singles at the 1974 French Open and 1974 Wimbledon Championships.-Career:...
(born 1949), an USSR (now Russian) former tennis player - Olga PanfyorovaOlga PanfyorovaOlga Panfyorova is a female race walker from Russia. She set the world's best year performance in the women's 10 km walk in 1998, clocking 42:01.00 in Izhevsk, Russia.-Achievements:-References:...
(born 1977), a Russian race walker - Olga Puchkova (born 1987), a Russian tennis player
- Olha Saladukha (born 1983), Ukrainian athlete
- Olga SandbergOlga SandbergOlga Sandberg was a Swedish ballerina.Sandberg was a student at the Royal Swedish Ballet in 1854 and second dancer in 1865-1870. She was a student of Gasperini. She performed at Victoria-Theater in Berlin, in Rostock and Lemberg...
, (born 1844) Swedish ballerina - Olga SavchukOlga SavchukOlga Savchuk is a female tennis player. Her best accomplishment to date was reaching the third round of the 2006 Australian Open. Her career high ranking was #79, achieved on May 19, 2008....
(born 1987), an Ukrainian tennis player - Olga SeryabkinaOlga SeryabkinaOlga Yurievna Seryabkina is a Russian singer–songwriter. She is famous for being a member of girl group Serebro, which won the third place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.-Early life and career :...
(born 1985), Russian singer of girl group SerebroSerebroSerebro are a Russian trio, formed in Moscow, Russia in 2006. They are also famously known as the band who finished third in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with the song "Song #1"... - Olga SosnovskaOlga SosnovskaOlga Sosnovska is a Polish-born UK/US-based actress.-Career:Sosnovska is perhaps best known in America for her role as Polish businesswoman Lena Kundera on the soap opera All My Children...
(born 1972), Polish born UK/US based actress - Olga ŠplíchalováOlga ŠplíchalováOlga Šplíchalová is a retired female freestyle swimmer from the Czech Republic, who twice competed for her native country at the Olympic Games: in 1992 and 1996.-References:*...
(born 1975), a Czech freestyle swimmer - Olga TañonOlga TañónOlga Tañón is a two-time Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy-winning Merengue and Latin Pop artist. Tañón has earned 5 Latin Grammy Awards and 19 Premios Lo Nuestro awards during her career.-Early years:...
(singer, born 1967) A Puertorican artist that is a Grammy Award, and Latin Grammy Award winner - Olga TurchakOlga TurchakOlga Turchak is a retired female high jumper from Kazakhstan, who set her personal best on 7 July 1986, jumping 2.01 metres at a meet in Moscow. She competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 , where she finished in fourth place...
(born 1967), Kazakh high jumper - Olga VigilOlga VigilOlga Lidia Vigil Gómez is a retired female basketball player from Cuba. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics, finishing in fourth and in sixth place with the Women's National Team....
(born 1970), Cuban basketball player - Olga Vymetalková (born 1976), Czech tennis player
- Olga ZhitovaOlga ZhitovaOlga Zhitova is a female volleyball player from Russia, who plays in different positions. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship.-References:*...
(born 1983), Russian volleyball player - Olha ZubaryevaOlha ZubaryevaOlha Valentinivna Zubaryeva is a former Soviet/Ukrainian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.In 1980 she won the gold medal with the Soviet team. She played all five matches and scored 21 goals.-External links:*...
(born 1958), Ukrainian handball player - Michael AlgarMichael AlgarMichael "Olga" Algar in Marsden, South Shields, is an English guitarist, singer songwriter who fronts the band The Toy Dolls. Essentially a lead/rhythm guitarist, Olga is also a music composer and producer. Olga lived in the City of Sunderland UK most of his life before moving to Tokyo, Japan in...
AKA "OLGA" (born 1962), singer of UK punk rock band Toy DollsToy DollsThe Toy Dolls are an English punk rock band formed in 1979. Departing from the angry lyrics and music often associated with punk rock, The Toy Dolls worked within the aesthetics of punk to express a sense of fun, with songs such as "Yul Brynner Was a Skinhead", "My Girlfriend's Dad's a Vicar" and...
Fictional characters
- Olga Gurlukovich, a fictional character from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
- Olga Pataki, character of Hey Arnold! animated series, Helga Pataki's older sister
- Olga Larina, Vladimir Lensky's fiancée in Alexander Pushkin's novel in verse Eugene OneginEugene OneginEugene Onegin is a novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin.It is a classic of Russian literature, and its eponymous protagonist has served as the model for a number of Russian literary heroes . It was published in serial form between 1825 and 1832...
- Olga, one of the main characters in Sergei Lukyanenko's series of novels Night watchNight Watch (Lukyanenko novel)Night Watch is a fantasy novel by Russian writer Sergei Lukyanenko published in 1998...
, Day WatchDay WatchDay Watch , is a 2006 Russian dark fantasy action film marketed as "the first film of the year", opened in theatres across Russia on January 1, 2006, the U.S. on June 1, 2007 and the UK on October 5, 2007. It is a sequel to the 2004 film Night Watch, featuring the same cast...
, and Twilight Watch - Olga Sergeyevna Prozorova, character in Anton ChekhovAnton ChekhovAnton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics...
famous drama Three SistersThree Sisters (play)Three Sisters is a play by Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov, perhaps partially inspired by the situation of the three Brontë sisters, but most probably by the three Zimmermann sisters in Perm...