Ольга
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Alternative forms
- О́лга (Ólha), О́лґа (Ólga)
Etymology
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
О́льга • (Ólʹha) f pers
- a female given name, Olha, equivalent to English Olga or Helga
Descendants
References
- 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
- 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
- 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
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