Old Ruthenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic О́льга (Ólĭga), borrowed from Old Norse Helga.[1][2] Compare Russian О́льга (Ólʹga), Old Church Slavonic Єлга (Elga).

Proper noun

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О́льга (Ólʹhaf pers

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

Descendants

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  • Belarusian: Во́льга (Vólʹha)
  • Ukrainian: О́льга (Ólʹha); О́льдзя (Ólʹdzja) (dialectal); О́льґа (Ólʹga) (Canadian Ukrainian)

References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “О́льга”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 183
  2. ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “О́льга”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 878

Further reading

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  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1978), “*Олга”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Н – Ѳ), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 80

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic Ольга (Olĭga) (compare Оле́г (Olég)). The Belarussian version for Olga is Volha (Вольга).[1] 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

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  • IPA(key): [ˈolʲɡə]
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Proper noun

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О́льга (Ólʹgaf 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

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Descendants

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  • Portuguese: Olga

References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Ольга”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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О́льга (Ólʹhaf pers (genitive О́льги, nominative plural О́льги, genitive plural Ольг)

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • Оля (Olja) (familiar or diminutive)