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'''Olga''' or '''Olha''' is an East Slavic female given name derived from the Old Slavic ''Volga'' (''free man'') or ''Volh'' (''pagan priest''), or from the Norse [[Helga]]. In the Cyrillic alphabet it is written ''Ольга'', which is transliterated from Russian as ''Olga'' and from Ukrainian as ''Olha''.
==People==
===Russian imperial family===
*[[Olga of Kiev]] (or [[Olha of Kyiv]]) (d. 969), wife of [[Igor, Grand Prince of Kiev]].
*[[Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1822-1892)|Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia]] (1822-1892), second daughter of [[Nicholas I of Russia]], wife to [[Charles I of Württemberg|Charles I, King of Württemberg]]
*[[Cecily of Baden|Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna of Russia]] (1839-1891), wife of [[Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia]]
*[[Olga Konstantinovna of Russia|Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia]] (1851–1926), Queen consort to [[George I of Greece|George I, King of Greece]]; reigned as Queen regent of Greece in [[1920]]
*[[Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia]] (1882–1960), sister of [[Nicholas II of Russia]]
*[[Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895–1918)|Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia]] (1895–1918), the eldest daughter of [[Nicholas II of Russia]]
===Others===
*[[Olga Appell]] (born 1963), Mexican-American long-distance runner
*[[Olga Benário Prestes]] (1908–1942), a German-Brazilian communist militant
*[[Olga Desmond]] (1891-1964), German actress and dancer
*[[Olga Korbut]], gymnast
*[[Olga Kurylenko]] (born 1979), Ukrainian model and actress
*[[Olga Markova (athlete)]] (born 1968), Russian long-distance runner
*[[Olga Markova (figure skater)]] (born 1974), Russian figure skater
*[[Olga Turchak]] (born 1967), Kazakhstani high jumper
*[[Olga Kharitidi]], Russian psychiatrist and author
*[[Olga Havlova]], Václav Havel's former wife, now deceased
*[[Olha Kobylyanska]], Ukrainian writer
*[[Olha Saladuha]], Ukrainian athlete
*[[Olga Zhitova]] (born 1983), Russian volleyball player
*[[Olha Zubaryeva]], Ukrainian handball player
==Places==
;Australia
*Mt Olga ([[Kata Tjuta]]), a mountain-like rock formation in central Australia
;Russia
*[[Olga, Russia]], an urban-type settlement in Primorsky Krai
*[[Olga Bay]], a bay of the Sea of Japan in [[Primorsky Krai]]
;United States
*[[Olga, Florida]], a census-designated place
*[[Olga, Washington]], a village on Orcas Island
;Canada
*[[Olha, Manitoba]], a village
==Other uses==
*OLGA, an acronym for [[Online Gamers Anonymous]]
*[[OLGA]], an acronym for "On-Line Guitar Archive"
*[[Organic Land Grid Array]], a [[silicon]] layer or substrate between a [[microprocessor]]’s die and interposer
*[[Olga (opera)|''Olga'' (opera)]] (2006), by Jorge Antunes, based on the life of [[Olga Benário Prestes]]
*[[Tropical Storm Olga (2007)]]: a post-season tropical storm in the [[Atlantic Ocean]].
*[[List of Metal Gear Solid 2 characters#Olga Gurlukovich|Olga Gurlukovich]], a fictional character from ''Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty''
*[http://www.olgalingerie.com/ Olga], A brand of women's [[lingerie]].
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