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Olga
say it ol-guh
What Olga means
- Russian and Old Norse holy, blessed; from Norse Helga; Saint Olga of Kiev Christian saint: Olga of Kiev, first Rus' ruler baptized
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 158 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 513 in Portugal (2017)
- no. 736 in Chile (2021)
- no. 768 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 1166 in France (2019)
- no. 1297 in Austria (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 1890.
Other forms
Helga, Olha, Olya
Names with a similar meaning
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Olga in stories
- Eugene Onegin: Olga Larina, Tatyana's flirtatious sister
- Three Sisters: Olga Prozorova, the eldest of Chekhov's three sisters