Oleg

See also: oleg

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic Оле́г (Olég), a Varangian name, ultimately from Old Norse Helgi (holy, sacred or blessed). Cognate to modern Scandinavian Helge.

Proper noun

Oleg (countable and uncountable, plural -s)

  1. A male given name from the Slavic languages.

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Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic Оле́г (Olég), a Varangian name, ultimately from Old Norse Helgi (holy, sacred or blessed). Cognate to modern Scandinavian Helge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈolɛk]

Proper noun

Oleg m anim

  1. a male given name

Declension

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic Оле́г (Olég), ultimately from Old Norse Helgi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.lɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlɛk
  • Syllabification: O‧leg
  • Homophone: Olek

Proper noun

Oleg m pers (female equivalent Olga)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Oleg

Declension

Further reading

  • Oleg in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Old East Slavic Оле́г (Olég), a Varangian name, ultimately from Old Norse Helgi (holy, sacred or blessed). Cognate to modern Scandinavian Helge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔlɛk/

Proper noun

Oleg m pers (genitive singular Olega, nominative plural Olegovia, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Oleg
(pattern chlap)
singularplural
nominativeOlegOlegovia
genitiveOlegaOlegov
dativeOlegoviOlegom
accusativeOlegaOlegov
locativeOlegoviOlegoch
instrumentalOlegomOlegmi

Further reading

  • Oleg”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology

From Old East Slavic Оле́г (Olég), a Varangian name, ultimately from Old Norse Helgi (holy, sacred or blessed).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Oleg m anim

  1. a male given name

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.