Any hope for Olga?

Girl Names
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I think it’s fine if you’re Eastern European (or otherwise non-Anglo). I knew a young Russian woman named Olga and it sounded lovely with her pronunciation. It’s also a saint’s name in the Orthodox Church (the name of the first Christian queen of Kievan Rus, if I remember correctly) so it has spiritual and historical importance in that part of the world.

In an “Anglo” community, I don’t know if I would recommend it… The English pronunciation doesn’t sound elegant, and the average person isn’t going to know anything of the name’s history or religious significance. They’re probably going to think “old-fashioned, strange name”, unfortunately.

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I don’t like the sound. I do like the suggestion of [name_f]Orla[/name_f].

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[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_m]Donau[/name_m]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] Margriethe
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Delphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] Godelief
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Lise[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Lillie[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Anise[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Honora[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Martina[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Georgette[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Elmira[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Liselotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Thaïs[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Iolanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Cleome[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Cosetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] Clementa
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]

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I know an Olgalissia (not sure if that’s made up or not) who went by Olgie…

It suited her, but I’m not sure it would suit everyone. There’s something about the combination of ‘L’ with ‘G’ that sits very far back in the throat and is quite unpleasant. Like ‘ugly’ and ‘ogre’ had a lovechild.

However, I like the look of it written down, and I like its associations- I back someone’s suggestion of [name_f]Olya[/name_f] higher up in the thread.

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Prefer [name_f]Orla[/name_f], only like [name_f]Olga[/name_f] in a foreign pronounciation as in english it doesn’t sound as nice with the lg sound.