Olha

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Ukrainian form of OLGA.

OLGA   female   Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Latvian, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Slovene, Serbian, Bulgarian
Russian form of HELGA. The Varangians brought it from Scandinavia to Russia. The 10th-century Saint Olga was the wife of Igor I, Grand Prince of Kievan Rus (a state based around the city of Kiev). Following his death she ruled as regent for her son for 18 years. After she was baptized in Constantinople she attempted to convert her subjects to Christianity.
HELGE   male   Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
From the Old Norse name Helgi, derived from heilagr meaning "holy, blessed".
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Helga
BULGARIAN: Olga
CZECH: Olga
DANISH: Helga, Hella, Helle, Laila, Olga
DUTCH: Helga
FINNISH: Aila, Aili, Helka, Laila, Oili
GERMAN: Helga, Hella, Olga
HUNGARIAN: Helga, Olga
ICELANDIC: Helga, Olga
ITALIAN: Olga
LATVIAN: Olga
NORWEGIAN: Helga, Hella, Laila, Olga
POLISH: Olga
PORTUGUESE: Olga
ROMANIAN: Olga
RUSSIAN: Olga
SAMI: Áile, Láilá
SERBIAN: Olga
SLOVAK: Oľga
SLOVENE: Olga
SPANISH: Olga
SWEDISH: Helga, Hella, Laila, Olga
UKRAINIAN: Olga
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
DANISH: Hege
MACEDONIAN: Olgica
NORWEGIAN: Hege
RUSSIAN: Olya
SERBIAN: Olgica, Olja
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Helgi
DANISH: Helge
GERMAN: Helge
NORWEGIAN: Helge
RUSSIAN: Oleg
SWEDISH: Helge