OLGA  

Gender: F
Origin: Russian
Meaning: "holy"

Has lost whatever exotic oomph it once may have had.

Variations:
Elga, Olva, Ollya, Olja, Helsa, Olia, Helga

International Variations:
Oluska, Olina, Olunka (Czech) Olli, Olly (Estonian) Ola (Polish) Lelya, Olesya, Lesya, Olyusha, Olka, Olenka, Olya (Russian)

Olga is being discussed in our message boards:

• AB, BC, CD, DE, EF, FG, GH....GIRLS
• Pin up Names:)
• Baby Girl Name to go with JAMES & NOAH
• Favorite Names and Names You Loved the Moment you Heard It
• Sophina, Sasha, Avery, and Lexa

Read Nameberry blog posts about Olga:

• SILENT SCREEN NAMES: Vintage names of vamps and villains
• NAMES RESCUED FROM THE TITANIC
• RUSSIAN GIRLS' NAMES
• LITERARY SIB SETS--AS IN AMY, BETH, MEG & JO
• RUSSIAN BABY NAMES