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Olga is a female name of Slavic origins. It is the equivalent of Helga , and derived from the Old Norse adjective heilagr (prosperous, successful). The name was brought to Eastern Europe in the 9th century, by the Scandinavian settlers who founded Kievan Rus' .
Olga (Church Slavonic: Ольга; [3] [a] Old Norse: Helga; [4] c. 890–925 – 11 July 969) [5] was a regent of Kievan Rus' for her son Sviatoslav from 945 until 957. Following her baptism, Olga took the name Elenа. [b] She is known for her subjugation of the Drevlians, a tribe that had killed her husband Igor.
Olga Constantinovna of Russia (Greek: Όλγα; 3 September [O.S. 22 August] 1851 – 18 June 1926) was Queen of Greece as the wife of King George I. She was briefly the regent of Greece in 1920. A member of the Romanov dynasty , Olga was the oldest daughter of Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaievich and his wife, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg .
Olga (centre front) with her father, Alexander III, 1888. Back row (left to right), her siblings and mother: Grand Duke Michael, Empress Marie, Grand Duke Nicholas (later Nicholas II), Grand Duchess Xenia and Grand Duke George. Olga was the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and his consort, Empress Marie, formerly Princess Dagmar of ...
Olga Vladimirovna Kern [a] (née Pushechnikova, [b] [1] 23 April 1975 [2] [3]) is a Russian and American classical pianist. She became a US citizen in 2016. She became a US citizen in 2016. [ 4 ]
Olga Vladimirovna Skabeyeva [a] (Russian: Ольга Владимировна Скабеева; born 11 December 1984 [citation needed]) is a Russian television presenter and political commentator, [1] commonly described as a governmental propagandist. [2]
Olga Alfredovna Koch (Russian: Ольга Альфредовна Кох; born 1 September 1992) [1] is a Russian-British stand-up comedian, writer, and actress. Education and early life [ edit ]
Olga Meshoe Washington (14 September 1981 – 6 January 2025) was a South African attorney known for her work in interfaith relations and Israel advocacy. Olga was also a Board Member and Senior staff member of IBSI, overseeing their Speakers Bureau.