Oleg
\ɔ.lɛɡ\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Russian origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Russian |
| Pronunciation | \ɔ.lɛɡ\ |
Origin and meaning
Borrowed from Russian Оле́г (Olég), a Varangian name, ultimately from Old Norse Helgi (“holy, sacred or blessed”). Cognate to modern Scandinavian Helge.
Where it is mostly given
- Estonia
- Bulgaria
- Russia
- Belarus
- Moldova
- Ukraine
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan,etc.
Around the world
- RussianОлег
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).