Olga - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Olga \o-

is pronounced OL-gah. It is of Old Norse and Scandinavian origin, and its meaning is "blessed, holy; successful". The Russian form of Helga. Popular in the Russian imperial family. The Russian Saint Olga was a princess from Kiev and a 10th-century Christian convert. Gymnast Olga Korbut.

Olga has 5 variant forms: Elga, Helga, Ola, Olenka and Olia.

Baby names that sound like Olga are Ellga, Ilka, Elka and Ulka.

Olga is a very common first name for women (#277 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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