Proper noun
Olga
- A female given name from Russian.
1993, Oscar Hijuelos, The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien, →ISBN, page 6:Olga was named after a Russian ballerina whose picture had once appeared in a local advertisement for a ballet company that was to perform in Philadelphia during the weeks of her impending conception, and who was shown pirouetting on a point of light, impressing their mother.
- A transliteration of the Russian female given name О́льга (Ólʹga).
1910, Lucy de Grasse Martin, “Magnificent Olga”, in The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, volume LXXX, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co.; London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., page 130, column 1:OLGA YOURIEVNA SOLENSKY and I followed the black-veiled nun through the chaste, white, highly polished salons of the convent while she explained to me the origin of her curious name, with which certain highly considered Russian saints had had to do. In Russia, it seems, they called her Olga, daughter of Youri.
Usage notes
- Fashionable in several West European countries around 1900.
Proper noun
Olga f
- a female given name
Declension
More information singular, nominative ...
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singular |
nominative |
Olga |
genitive |
Olgy |
dative |
Olze |
accusative |
Olgu |
vocative |
Olgo |
locative |
Olze |
instrumental |
Olgou |
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Declension of Olga (sg-only hard feminine)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈolʲɡ̊ɑ/, [ˈolʲɡ̊ɑ]
Proper noun
Olga f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Olga: Olguson
- daughter of Olga: Olgudóttir
Declension
|
Singular |
|
Indefinite |
Nominative |
Olga |
Accusative |
Olgu |
Dative |
Olgu |
Genitive |
Olgu |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈolɡɑ/, [ˈo̞lɡɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -olɡɑ
- Syllabification(key): Ol‧ga
Proper noun
Olga
- a female given name
1973, Aulikki Oksanen, Isosisko ja pikkuveli, Kirjayhtymä, →ISBN, page 155:—Tyttö vai poika?
—Tyttö. Olga Ilona.
—Olga?
—Olga niin, kaippa se nimeensä tottuu. Se on isoäidin mukaan. isoäiti oli minulle isä ja äiti ja se on aikamoinen saavutus yhdeltä ihmiseltä.- —A girl or a boy?
—A girl. Olga Ilona.
—Olga?
—Olga yes, guess she'll get used to her name. It's after her grandmother, she was both a father and a mother to me, and that's an achievement from just one person.
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Inflection of Olga (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) |
nominative |
Olga |
Olgat |
genitive |
Olgan |
Olgien |
partitive |
Olgaa |
Olgia |
illative |
Olgaan |
Olgiin |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
Olga |
Olgat |
accusative |
nom. |
Olga |
Olgat |
gen. |
Olgan |
genitive |
Olgan |
Olgien Olgain rare |
partitive |
Olgaa |
Olgia |
inessive |
Olgassa |
Olgissa |
elative |
Olgasta |
Olgista |
illative |
Olgaan |
Olgiin |
adessive |
Olgalla |
Olgilla |
ablative |
Olgalta |
Olgilta |
allative |
Olgalle |
Olgille |
essive |
Olgana |
Olgina |
translative |
Olgaksi |
Olgiksi |
abessive |
Olgatta |
Olgitta |
instructive |
— |
Olgin |
comitative |
See the possessive forms below. |
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
first-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
Olgani |
Olgani |
accusative |
nom. |
Olgani |
Olgani |
gen. |
Olgani |
genitive |
Olgani |
Olgieni Olgaini rare |
partitive |
Olgaani |
Olgiani |
inessive |
Olgassani |
Olgissani |
elative |
Olgastani |
Olgistani |
illative |
Olgaani |
Olgiini |
adessive |
Olgallani |
Olgillani |
ablative |
Olgaltani |
Olgiltani |
allative |
Olgalleni |
Olgilleni |
essive |
Olganani |
Olginani |
translative |
Olgakseni |
Olgikseni |
abessive |
Olgattani |
Olgittani |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | Olgineni |
second-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
Olgasi |
Olgasi |
accusative |
nom. |
Olgasi |
Olgasi |
gen. |
Olgasi |
genitive |
Olgasi |
Olgiesi Olgaisi rare |
partitive |
Olgaasi |
Olgiasi |
inessive |
Olgassasi |
Olgissasi |
elative |
Olgastasi |
Olgistasi |
illative |
Olgaasi |
Olgiisi |
adessive |
Olgallasi |
Olgillasi |
ablative |
Olgaltasi |
Olgiltasi |
allative |
Olgallesi |
Olgillesi |
essive |
Olganasi |
Olginasi |
translative |
Olgaksesi |
Olgiksesi |
abessive |
Olgattasi |
Olgittasi |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | Olginesi |
first-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
Olgamme |
Olgamme |
accusative |
nom. |
Olgamme |
Olgamme |
gen. |
Olgamme |
genitive |
Olgamme |
Olgiemme Olgaimme rare |
partitive |
Olgaamme |
Olgiamme |
inessive |
Olgassamme |
Olgissamme |
elative |
Olgastamme |
Olgistamme |
illative |
Olgaamme |
Olgiimme |
adessive |
Olgallamme |
Olgillamme |
ablative |
Olgaltamme |
Olgiltamme |
allative |
Olgallemme |
Olgillemme |
essive |
Olganamme |
Olginamme |
translative |
Olgaksemme |
Olgiksemme |
abessive |
Olgattamme |
Olgittamme |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | Olginemme |
second-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
Olganne |
Olganne |
accusative |
nom. |
Olganne |
Olganne |
gen. |
Olganne |
genitive |
Olganne |
Olgienne Olgainne rare |
partitive |
Olgaanne |
Olgianne |
inessive |
Olgassanne |
Olgissanne |
elative |
Olgastanne |
Olgistanne |
illative |
Olgaanne |
Olgiinne |
adessive |
Olgallanne |
Olgillanne |
ablative |
Olgaltanne |
Olgiltanne |
allative |
Olgallenne |
Olgillenne |
essive |
Olgananne |
Olginanne |
translative |
Olgaksenne |
Olgiksenne |
abessive |
Olgattanne |
Olgittanne |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | Olginenne |
third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
Olgansa |
Olgansa |
accusative |
nom. |
Olgansa |
Olgansa |
gen. |
Olgansa |
genitive |
Olgansa |
Olgiensa Olgainsa rare |
partitive |
Olgaansa |
Olgiaan Olgiansa |
inessive |
Olgassaan Olgassansa |
Olgissaan Olgissansa |
elative |
Olgastaan Olgastansa |
Olgistaan Olgistansa |
illative |
Olgaansa |
Olgiinsa |
adessive |
Olgallaan Olgallansa |
Olgillaan Olgillansa |
ablative |
Olgaltaan Olgaltansa |
Olgiltaan Olgiltansa |
allative |
Olgalleen Olgallensa |
Olgilleen Olgillensa |
essive |
Olganaan Olganansa |
Olginaan Olginansa |
translative |
Olgakseen Olgaksensa |
Olgikseen Olgiksensa |
abessive |
Olgattaan Olgattansa |
Olgittaan Olgittansa |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | Olgineen Olginensa |
|
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Statistics
- Olga is the 212th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,787 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,364 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Proper noun
Olga f
- a female given name
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
f-w1 |
singular |
plural |
|
indefinite |
definite |
indefinite |
definite |
nominative |
Olga |
Olgan |
Olgur |
Olgurnar |
accusative |
Olgu |
Olguna |
Olgur |
Olgurnar |
dative |
Olgu |
Olgunni |
Olgum |
Olgunum |
genitive |
Olgu |
Olgunnar |
Olga |
Olganna |
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Proper noun
Olga f
- a female given name
- A transliteration of the Russian female given name О́льга (Ólʹga).
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Olga was the only given name of 21 409 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔl.ɡa/
- Rhymes: -ɔlɡa
- Syllabification: Ol‧ga
Proper noun
Olga f (male equivalent Oleg)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Olga
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
Olga |
Olgi |
genitive |
Olgi |
Olg |
dative |
Oldze |
Olgom |
accusative |
Olgę |
Olgi |
instrumental |
Olgą |
Olgami |
locative |
Oldze |
Olgach |
vocative |
Olgo |
Olgi |
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Further reading
- Olga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Proper noun
Olga f (genitive/dative Olgăi)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Olga
Proper noun
Ȏlga f (Cyrillic spelling О̑лга)
- a female given name from Russian, equivalent to English Olga
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
Olga |
Olge |
genitive |
Olge |
Olga |
dative |
Olgi |
Olgama |
accusative |
Olgu |
Olge |
vocative |
Olgo |
Olge |
locative |
Olgi |
Olgama |
instrumental |
Olgom |
Olgama |
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Further reading
- “Olga”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena (in Serbo-Croatian)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈolɡa/ [ˈol.ɣ̞a]
- Rhymes: -olɡa
- Syllabification: Ol‧ga
Proper noun
Olga f
- a female given name from Russian
Proper noun
Olga c (genitive Olgas)
- a female given name