First names in Hebrew

First name Olga: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אולגה

Gematria value: 45

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Olga is written אולגה

Meaning and origin

What does Olga mean?

Meaning: "holy, blessed"
Origin: Germanic

Olga is the Russian form of the Scandinavian Helga, which means “holy, blessed”. It came to Russia with the Vikings who founded the first Russian principalities; Olga, princess of Kyiv in the tenth century, ruled after her husband's death and remains one of the great figures of Russian history.

Gematria

Olga = 45

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אולגה has 5 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• וthe letter Vav6
• לthe letter Lamed30
• גthe letter Gimel3
• הthe letter He5
• Total45

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Olga, from א to ה:

אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי רׇנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְבֵנִי סֶלָה׃

“You are my hiding place; You guard me from distress, You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.”

Psalms 32:7

The book of your first name

Olga, in nine pages

• Olga, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Olga
• Olga, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Olga in three answers

How do you write Olga in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Olga is written אולגה.

What is the gematria value of Olga?
Written אולגה, Olga is worth 45: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter He (5).

What does Olga mean?
Holy, blessed (origin: Germanic). Olga is the Russian form of the Scandinavian Helga, which means “holy, blessed”. It came to Russia with the Vikings who founded the first Russian principalities; Olga, princess of Kyiv in the tenth century, ruled after her husband's death and remains one of the great figures of Russian history.