# Olga
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed in the 19th century from Old East Slavic О́льга (Ólĭga), name of a Kievan knyaginya (Saint Olga of Kiev), a medieval form of Helga, Old Norse heilagr (“holy; inviolable, sacred”). Doublet of Helga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈoʊlɡə/, /ˈɒlɡə/

### Proper noun

Olga
* A female given name from Russian, Ukrainian, or Belarusian.
** 1993, Oscar Hijuelos, The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien, →ISBN, 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.
* A transliteration of the Russian female given name О́льга (Ólʹga).
** 1910, Lucy de Grasse Martin, “Magnificent Olga”, in The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, volume LXXX, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co.; London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., page 130, column 1:OLGA YOURIEVNA SOLENSKY and I followed the black-veiled nun through the chaste, white, highly polished salons of the convent while she explained to me the origin of her curious name, with which certain highly considered Russian saints had had to do. In Russia, it seems, they called her Olga, daughter of Youri.

#### Usage notes

* Fashionable in several West European countries around 1900.

#### Related terms

* Oleg

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* algo-, gola, Gola, gaol, algo, Lago, goal, Galo

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian О́льга (Ólʹha).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈolɡa]

### Proper noun

Olga f
* a female given name

#### Declension
## Danish
### Etymology

Derived from Russian and Ukrainian О́льга (Ólʹha).

### Proper noun

Olga
* a female given name

## Estonian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian О́льга (Ólʹha).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈolʲɡ̊ɑ/, [ˈolʲɡ̊ɑ]

### Proper noun

Olga
* a female given name

## Faroese
### Etymology

Derived from Russian and Ukrainian О́льга (Ólʹha). Doublet of Helga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔl.ka/

### Proper noun

Olga f
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Olga: Olguson
* daughter of Olga: Olgudóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

Derived from Russian and Ukrainian О́льга (Ólʹha). First recorded as a given name of Finns in 1812.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈolɡɑ/, [ˈo̞lɡɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -olɡɑ
* Hyphenation: Ol‧ga

### Proper noun

Olga
* a female given name
** 1973, Aulikki Oksanen, Isosisko ja pikkuveli, Kirjayhtymä, →ISBN, page 155:—Tyttö vai poika? —Tyttö. Olga Ilona. —Olga? —Olga niin, kaippa se nimeensä tottuu. Se on isoäidin mukaan. isoäiti oli minulle isä ja äiti ja se on aikamoinen saavutus yhdeltä ihmiseltä.—A girl or a boy? —A girl. Olga Ilona. —Olga? —Olga yes, guess she'll get used to her name. It's after her grandmother, she was both a father and a mother to me, and that's an achievement from just one person.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Olga (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Olgani
Olgani
accusative
nom.
Olgani
Olgani
gen.
Olgani
genitive
Olgani
Olgieni Olgaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Olgaani
Olgiani
inessive
Olgassani
Olgissani
elative
Olgastani
Olgistani
illative
Olgaani
Olgiini
adessive
Olgallani
Olgillani
ablative
Olgaltani
Olgiltani
allative
Olgalleni
Olgilleni
essive
Olganani
Olginani
translative
Olgakseni
Olgikseni
abessive
Olgattani
Olgittani
instructive
comitative
—Olgineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Olgasi
Olgasi
accusative
nom.
Olgasi
Olgasi
gen.
Olgasi
genitive
Olgasi
Olgiesi Olgaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Olgaasi
Olgiasi
inessive
Olgassasi
Olgissasi
elative
Olgastasi
Olgistasi
illative
Olgaasi
Olgiisi
adessive
Olgallasi
Olgillasi
ablative
Olgaltasi
Olgiltasi
allative
Olgallesi
Olgillesi
essive
Olganasi
Olginasi
translative
Olgaksesi
Olgiksesi
abessive
Olgattasi
Olgittasi
instructive
comitative
—Olginesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Olgamme
Olgamme
accusative
nom.
Olgamme
Olgamme
gen.
Olgamme
genitive
Olgamme
Olgiemme Olgaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Olgaamme
Olgiamme
inessive
Olgassamme
Olgissamme
elative
Olgastamme
Olgistamme
illative
Olgaamme
Olgiimme
adessive
Olgallamme
Olgillamme
ablative
Olgaltamme
Olgiltamme
allative
Olgallemme
Olgillemme
essive
Olganamme
Olginamme
translative
Olgaksemme
Olgiksemme
abessive
Olgattamme
Olgittamme
instructive
comitative
—Olginemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Olganne
Olganne
accusative
nom.
Olganne
Olganne
gen.
Olganne
genitive
Olganne
Olgienne Olgainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Olgaanne
Olgianne
inessive
Olgassanne
Olgissanne
elative
Olgastanne
Olgistanne
illative
Olgaanne
Olgiinne
adessive
Olgallanne
Olgillanne
ablative
Olgaltanne
Olgiltanne
allative
Olgallenne
Olgillenne
essive
Olgananne
Olginanne
translative
Olgaksenne
Olgiksenne
abessive
Olgattanne
Olgittanne
instructive
comitative
—Olginenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Olgansa
Olgansa
accusative
nom.
Olgansa
Olgansa
gen.
Olgansa
genitive
Olgansa
Olgiensa Olgainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Olgaansa
Olgiaan Olgiansa
inessive
Olgassaan Olgassansa
Olgissaan Olgissansa
elative
Olgastaan Olgastansa
Olgistaan Olgistansa
illative
Olgaansa
Olgiinsa
adessive
Olgallaan Olgallansa
Olgillaan Olgillansa
ablative
Olgaltaan Olgaltansa
Olgiltaan Olgiltansa
allative
Olgalleen Olgallensa
Olgilleen Olgillensa
essive
Olganaan Olganansa
Olginaan Olginansa
translative
Olgakseen Olgaksensa
Olgikseen Olgiksensa
abessive
Olgattaan Olgattansa
Olgittaan Olgittansa
instructive
comitative
—Olgineen Olginensa :

#### Related terms

* Oili
* Helka

#### Statistics

* Olga is the 212th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,787 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,364 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## German
### Etymology

Derived from Russian and Ukrainian О́льга (Ólʹha) in the 19th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔlɡa/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Olga
* a female given name from Russian

## Icelandic
### Etymology

Derived from Russian and Ukrainian О́льга (Ólʹha).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔlka/
    Rhymes: -ɔlka

### Proper noun

Olga f (proper noun, genitive singular Olgu)
* a female given name

#### Declension
## Latvian
### Etymology

Derived from Russian and Ukrainian О́льга (Ólʹha). First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1858.

### Proper noun

Olga f
* a female given name
* A transliteration of the Russian female given name О́льга (Ólʹga)

#### Related terms

* Elga

### References

* Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
* Population Register of Latvia: Olga was the only given name of 21 409 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.

## Norwegian
### Etymology

Derived from Russian and Ukrainian О́льга (Ólʹha) around 1800.

### Proper noun

Olga
* a female given name

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian О́льга (Ólʹha), from Old Norse heilagr, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz. Doublet of Helga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔl.ɡa/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔlɡa
* Syllabification: Ol‧ga

### Proper noun

Olga f (male equivalent Oleg)
* a female given name, equivalent to English Olga

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Olga in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian О́льга (Ólʹha).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɔw.ɡɐ/ [ˈɔʊ̯.ɡɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɔw.ɡɐ/ [ˈɔʊ̯.ɡɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈɔw.ɡa/ [ˈɔʊ̯.ɡa]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈɔl.ɡɐ/ [ˈɔɫ.ɣɐ]
* Hyphenation: Ol‧ga

### Proper noun

Olga f
* a female given name from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga) or Ukrainian О́льга (Ólʹha), equivalent to English Olga

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈol.ɡa/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Olga f (genitive/dative Olgăi)
* a female given name, equivalent to English Olga or Russian О́льга (Ólʹga)

#### Derived terms

* Olguța

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ôːlɡa/

### Proper noun

Ȏlga f (Cyrillic spelling О̑лга)
* a female given name from Russian, Ukrainian, or Belarusian, equivalent to English Olga

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Olga”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025

## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /óːlɡa/

### Proper noun

Ólga f
* a female given name from Russian, Ukrainian, or Belarusian

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Olga”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian О́льга (Ólʹha).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈolɡa/ [ˈol.ɣ̞a]
* Rhymes: -olɡa
* Syllabification: Ol‧ga

### Proper noun

Olga f
* a female given name from Russian, Ukrainian, or Belarusian

## Swedish
### Etymology

Derived from Russian and Ukrainian О́льга (Ólʹha). First recorded in Sweden in 1843.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Olga c (genitive Olgas)
* a female given name