Origin of the name Olga:
Feminine form of Oleg (holy), a name derived from the Scandinavian Helgi, which has its root in the Old Norse heill (hale, hearty; blessed, holy).
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Olya, Olly, Olguita
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St. Olga of Kiev, Russian empress
Queen Olga of Wuerttemberg, wife of Charles I
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna, eldest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra, killed with her family in 1918
Olga Guillot, Cuban singer
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