Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

olga

/ˈoʊlɡə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: ol-ga
IPA: /ˈoʊlɡə/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Russian, Ukrainian, or Belarusian.

name

A transliteration of the Russian female given name О́льга (Ólʹga).

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Etymology

Borrowed in the 19th century from Old East Slavic О́льга (Ólĭga), name of a Kievan knyaginya (Saint Olga of Kiev), a medieval form of Helga, Old Norse heilagr (“holy; inviolable, sacred”). Doublet of Helga.

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: О́льга, heilagr

Frequently Paired Words

Oleg

Homonyms

olha

Questions

How do you pronounce olga?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊlɡə/.
What does olga mean?: A female given name from Russian, Ukrainian, or Belarusian.
Where does olga come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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