Olga
Origin
Borrowed in the 19th century from Russian Ольга, a saints' name borne by Russian royalty, a medieval form of Helga, Old Norse heilagr ("holy, prosperous").
Full definition of Olga
Proper noun
Olga
(plural Olgas)- .
- 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.
Usage notes
Fashionable in several West European countries around 1900.