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View Name: Oleg


OLEG
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Russian
OTHER SCRIPTS: Олег (Russian)
PRONOUNCED: ah-LYEK   [key]
Meaning & History
Russian form of HELGE. The Varangians brought this name from Scandinavia to Russia. It was borne by an important 10th-century Grand Prince of Kiev.
Related Names
FEMININE FORM: Olga
OTHER LANGUAGES: Helgi (Ancient Scandinavian), Helge (German), Helge (Scandinavian)



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