Given name · Russian · Ukrainian
Олеся
“to protect”
Олеся (Olésja) is a feminine given name. It is used in Russian and Ukrainian.
Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Alice.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Олеся goes back to Ancient Greek alexo, meaning “to protect.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Олеся’s family of names
In Ukrainian usage, Олеся has a diminutive in Ле́ся. In Russian usage, Олеся has a conventional equivalent in the English form Alicia. In Russian usage, Олеся has a conventional equivalent in the English form Alice.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Олеся has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Олеся
- Olesia ZhurakivskaUkrainian actressborn 1973
- Olesya RulinRussian-American actress (born 1986)
- Olesya ForshevaRussian sprinterborn 1979
- Olesya PovhUkrainian sprinterborn 1987
- Olesya ZykinaRussian athleteborn 1980
- Olesya BarelSoviet basketball player (born 1960)
- Olesia RykhliukUkrainian volleyball playerborn 1987
- Olesya BeluginaRussian gymnast and Olympic championborn 1984
- Olesya AliyevaRussian alpine skierborn 1977
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