Olga

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Olga is a female given name of Russian origin, historically borne by several notable figures including Russian grand duchesses and saints.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Slavic given name
female given name
given name
associatedWithReligion Eastern Orthodoxy
associatedWithTitle grand duchess
saint
category Russian feminine given names
Slavic feminine given names
Theophoric names
cognate Helga
Oleg
derivedFrom Old Norse name Helga
etymologicalRoot Proto-Germanic *hailagaz
gender feminine
hasDiminutive Olenka
Olya
linked to: Olga

Olyusha
hasHistoricalUsage Kievan Rus'
linked to: Kyivan Rus

medieval Rus'
hasOrigin Russian language
Slavic languages
hasVariant Helga
Olha
Volha
Ólga
linked to: Olga
meaning blessed
holy
sacred
nameDayObservedIn Belarus
Russia
Ukraine
notableBearer Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia
Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark
Saint Olga of Kiev
linked to: Olga of Kiev
script Cyrillic
scriptForm Ольга
linked to: Olga
transliterationSystem Russian-to-Latin transliteration
usedInCountry Belarus
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Germany
Poland
Russia
Scandinavian countries
linked to: Scandinavia

Serbia
Slovakia
Ukraine

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Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Olga Nikolaevna of Russia alsoKnownAs Olga Romanova
linked to: Olga
Olga Peters givenName Olga
Olga Korbut givenName Olga
Olga of Kiev givenName Olga
The Castle hasCharacter Olga
Olga Rudge givenName Olga
Olga hasVariant Ólga
linked to: Olga
Olga hasDiminutive Olya
linked to: Olga
Olga scriptForm Ольга
linked to: Olga
Olga San Juan givenName Olga
Olga Korbut givenName Olga
subject linked to: The Sparrow from Minsk
The Northman character Olga of the Birch Forest
linked to: Olga
Helga relatedToName Olga
Helga hasCognate Olga (via Old East Slavic adaptation)
linked to: Olga
Church of the Tithes burialPlaceOf Princess Olga (reburial)
linked to: Olga
Olga Ulyanova givenName Olga