Oleg name meaning

Gender: Boy

Origin: Old Norse

Usage: Russian, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian

Pronunciation: o-leg

Meaning: Holy, Blessed, Saint and Intact

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What does Oleg mean?
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What does Oleg mean?

Unexpected Oleg dominantly is used in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Russian and Finnish is rooted from Old Norse aimed at boys, meaning of Oleg is "Holy, Blessed, Saint or Intact". Oleg is variation of noteworthy Helge.

Helge is Swedish form of Helgi. Meaning of Helge is Blessed, Holy and The Elements Heilagr Meaning Prosperous Successful Holy Blessed has its origin in Old Norse and Nordic.

How do I pronounce Oleg?

Two syllabled Oleg is pronounced as o-leg.

Variants of Oleg

Helge, Helgi, Helg, Helga, *Hailaga

Names that rhyme with Oleg

How popular is the name Oleg?

Oleg is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 29 years of use, it could not make it big. There are over 379 babies that have been given the name Oleg in United States.

It also recently appeared in England and Wales baby boy names chart. In France, it has been in use since 1964 and peaked in 1964 when it ranked 1428th. However things change on global perspective, Oleg is extremely popular in Russia where every 1 in 200 have the name as well as in Ukraine.

Also the baby name is popular in Uzbekistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Israel, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Transnistria and Poland. As per our estimate, over 1830000 babies have been bestowed Oleg around the globe.

Year	Rank	Births
2018	9612	7
2017	6307	13
2016	6305	13
2015	5492	16
2014	5238	17

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Oleg in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	23	25	0	0
	1844	22	0	0
	291	50	0	0
	142	158	0	0
	131	0	0	0

What numbers say about Oleg?

You are known by your elegant style because you spend a lot of time on buying clothes and keep up with fashion. When it comes to love, be more open with your partner. Injustice makes you go crazy. You have to accept that better days are coming and stop grieving over the good old ones. The vowel o as your first one in your name reveals you are an opportunist. You've come across many backstabbers in your life, so you can recognize when you see one.

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Henning - Unorthodox Hebrew and Old High German Henning is used in Danish and Greenlandic used for baby boys, meaning of Henning is "Ruler, Power or Home"
Benedictus - Commonly used in Swedish and Danish, Benedictus is of Latin origin, meaning of Benedictus is "Blessed or Happy" is a boy name
Petronelle - Used in Danish and Swedish, Petronelle is used as a girl name, Petronelle means "Rock" came from Latin
Timmo - Origin of Timmo is in Germanic and Old High German is used in Swedish, German and Danish bestowed upon baby boys, meaning of Timmo is "God the Honourable, People or Folk"
Josafat - Unwonted Josafats origin is Hebrew, Josafat means "Yahweh has Judged", majorly used in Swedish, German and Finnish is used as a boy name

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Famous people named Oleg

Oleg Antonov, prominent Soviet aircraft designer
Oleg Lobov, Russian politician
Oleg Troyanovsky, Soviet Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Oleg Malyshkin, Russian politician and member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
Oleg Betin, governor of Tambov Oblast in Russia
Oleg Lundstrem, Soviet and Russian jazz composer and conductor of the Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra
Oleg Protsenko, former Soviet athlete
Oleg Sakirkin, triple jumper from Shymkent, Ongutsik Qazaqstan
Oleg Zagorodnev, former field hockey player from Russia

Oleg Skorlukov, member of the State Duma of Russia
Oleg D. Jefimenko, physicist and Professor Emeritus at West Virginia University
Oleg Liptsin, theatre director and professor of drama
Oleg Gorobiy, Soviet-born
Oleg Grabar, French-born art historian and archeologist,
Oleg Firsov, Russian Soviet physicist-theorist
Oleg Vassiliev, Russian painter associated with the Soviet Nonconformist Art style
Oleg Voskoboynikov, Kazakh professional footballer
Oleg Veretelnikov, retired Uzbekistani decathlete
Oleg Kuvaev, Russian artist, designer and animator
Oleg Denishchik, retired triple jumper
Oleg Gudymo, politician in Transnistria and a deputy
Oleg Vyugin, Head of the Federal Financial Markets Service of Russia

Oleg Strizhakov, retired Russian long-distance runner
Oleg Neikirch, He won seven times Bulgarian Chess Championship, 1943
Oleg Trubachyov, Russian doctor in philology
Oleg Zaytsev, ice hockey defenceman
Oleg Strizhenov, Soviet and Russian film actor and a People's Artist of the USSR
Oleg Kulik, Ukrainian-born Russian performance artist
Oleg Safonov, Russian official
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Soviet cosmonaut
Oleg Atkov, Russian cardiologist and former Soviet cosmonaut
Oleg Kotov, was born on October 27, 1965, in Simferopol
Oleg Novitskiy, Russian cosmonaut
Oleg Kononenko, Russian cosmonaut
Oleg Lupanov, Soviet and Russian mathematician
Oleg Losev, Russian scientist and inventor,

Oleg Tozoni, scientist, inventor
Oleg of Novgorod, Varangian prince
Oleg Gordievsky, secret agent of the British Secret Intelligence Service
Oleg Penkovsky, Soviet military intelligence colonel during the late 1950s and early 1960s
Oleg Kalugin, former KGB general
Oleg Salenko, retired Russian-Ukrainian footballer
Oleg Gazenko, Russian scientist
Oleg Deripaska, Russian oligarch
Oleg Maskayev, Russian-American former professional boxer
Oleg I of Chernigov, Rurikid prince whose equivocal adventures ignited political unrest
Oleg Popov, Soviet and Russian clown and circus artist
Oleg Taktarov, Russian actor and a retired mixed martial artist of Mari origin
Oleg Cassini, American fashion designer born to an aristocratic Russian family with maternal Italian ancestry

Oleg Vasiliev, Russian former pair skater
Oleg Yankovsky, Soviet/Russian actor
Oleg Tabakov, Soviet and Russian actor and the artistic director of the Moscow Art Theatre
Oleg Protopopov, former Russian pair skater
Oleg Perepetchenov, Russian weightlifter
Oleg Bogomolov, governor of Kurgan Oblast, Russia
Oleg Korolyov, Russian politician
Oleg Chirkunov, Russian politician
Oleg Yashchuk, Ukrainian professional footballer

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