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Olga
Olga
English
Proper noun
Olga
- A female given name.
- 1993 Oscar Hijuelos: The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien. ISBN 0-14-023028-9 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.
- 1993 Oscar Hijuelos: The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien. ISBN 0-14-023028-9 page 6:
Usage notes
- Fashionable in several West European countries around 1900.
Related terms
Translations
female given name
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Proper noun
Olga f
- A female given name.
Declension
Declension of Olga
| singulare tantum | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Olga |
| genitive | Olgy |
| dative | Olze |
| accusative | Olgu |
| vocative | Olgo |
| locative | Olze |
| instrumental | Olgou |
Faroese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔl.ka/
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 |
Finnish
Etymology
From Russian О́льга (Ólʹga). First recorded as a given name of Finns in 1812.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈolɡɑ/
- Hyphenation: Ol‧ga
Proper noun
Olga
- A female given name.
- 1973 Aulikki Oksanen, Isosisko ja pikkuveli, Kirjayhtymä, ISBN 951-26-0788-3, 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.
- 1973 Aulikki Oksanen, Isosisko ja pikkuveli, Kirjayhtymä, ISBN 951-26-0788-3, page 155:
Declension
| 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 Olgainrare |
|
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | Olgin | |
| abessive | Olgatta | Olgitta | |
| comitative | — | Olgineen | |
Related terms
German
Etymology
From Russian О́льга (Ólʹga) in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Olga
- A female given name of Russian origin.
Icelandic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔlka/
- Rhymes: -ɔlka
Proper noun
Olga f
- A female given name
Declension
declension of Olga
| 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 |
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1858. From Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).
Proper noun
Olga f
- A female given name.
- A transliteration of the Russian female given name О́льга (Ólʹga).
Related terms
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
- Population Register of Latvia: Olga was the only given name of 21 409 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowing from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔw.ɡɐ/
Proper noun
Olga f
- A female given name, equivalent to English Olga
Romanian
Proper noun
Olga f (genitive/dative Olgăi)
- A female given name, equivalent to English Olga
Swedish
Etymology
From Russian О́льга (Ólʹga). First recorded in Sweden in 1843.
Proper noun
Olga
- A female given name.