Ольга

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic Ольга (Olĭga) (compare Оле́г (Olég)). The Belarussian version for Olga is Volha (Вольга). The term Olga/Volha could be connected with the term for the Russian river Volga (Волга). Olga could also be connected to Old Norse Helga, from heilagr, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈolʲɡə]
  • (file)

Proper noun

О́льга (Ólʹga) f anim (genitive О́льги, nominative plural О́льги, genitive plural О́лег)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Olga or Helga
  2. Oscar (O in the ICAO spelling alphabet)

Declension

Derived terms

  • (Diminutives:) О́ля (Ólja), Лёля (Ljólja), Ля́ля (Ljálja), Лёна (Ljóna), Лёня (Ljónja), Лю́ля (Ljúlja), Лю́ня (Ljúnja), Ольгу́ня (Olʹgúnja), Ольгу́ся (Olʹgúsja), Ольгу́ха (Olʹgúxa), Ольгу́ша (Olʹgúša), Олю́ля (Oljúlja), Олю́ня (Oljúnja), Олю́ся (Oljúsja), Лю́ся (Ljúsja), Олю́ха (Oljúxa), Олю́ша (Oljúša), Оля́ша (Oljáša), Оля́ня (Oljánja), Олёна (Oljóna)
  • (Endearing forms:): О́ленька (Ólenʹka), О́лечка (Ólečka)
  • (Pejorative forms:): О́лька (Ólʹka)

Descendants

  • Portuguese: Olga

References

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɔlʲɦɐ]
  • (file)

Proper noun

О́льга (Ólʹha) f pers (genitive О́льги, nominative plural О́льги, genitive plural Ольг)

  1. a female given name, Olha, equivalent to English Olga or Helga

Declension

Derived terms

  • Оля (Olja) (familiar or diminutive)
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