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Olga - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Olga
 
 

 


The girl name Olga [ 2 syll. ol-ga, olg-a ] is pronounced as OWLGah KEY. Olga is mainly used in Russian and it is of Old Norse origin. Olga is a variation of the German and Scandinavian name Helga.

Olga is uncommon as a baby name for girls. At the modest height of its usage in 1916, 0.155% of baby girls were named Olga. It ranked at #126 then. The baby name has since experienced a marked decline in frequency, and is today of irregular use. Within all girl names in its group, Olga was nevertheless the most widely used in 2007.

KEY: English pronunciation for Olga: OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


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