Oleg

This article is about the given name Oleg. For the Balinese dance form, see Oleg (dance).

For the ships of the Imperial Russian Navy, see Oleg (ship).

Oleg
Oleg of Novgorod by Viktor Vasnetsov
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Old Norse
Meaning	Holy
Region of origin	Eastern Europe
Other names
Related names	Olga, Helge

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Oleg (Russian: Олег), Oleh (Ukrainian: Олег), or Aleh (Belarusian: Алег) is a Slavic given name. It derives from the Old Norse Helgi (Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "blessed". The feminine equivalent is Olga.

Pronunciation

The usual pronunciation of Oleg in English is based on the transliteration of the Cyrillic alphabet, and hides three combined quirks of spoken (as opposed to written) Russian:

The stress is on the second syllable. In spoken Russian, the initial short unstressed 'O' is pronounced 'A' as in 'about', like 'Al-ég': however...
Written Russian 'e' is pronounced 'ye' as in 'yeti', like 'Al-yég': however...
A written final 'г' (hard g as in 'gun') is pronounced 'k', with the correct result 'Al-yék'.

Thus, rather than 'Oh-leg', the proper pronunciation of Oleg in English most closely resembles the name Alec.

People named Oleg

Oleg of Novgorod, 9th–10th-century leader and conqueror of Kievan Rus'
Oleg of Bryansk, 13th-century prince of Bryansk and Chernigov, declared a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church
Oleg I of Ryazan, 13th-century prince of Ryazan Principality
Prince Oleg Konstantinovich of Russia, Russian Royalty
Oleg Aleynik (born 1989), Russian professional football player
Oleg Andronic (born 1989), Moldovan footballer
Oleg Anofriyev (born 1930), Soviet and Russian stage and screen actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, film director, poet
Oleg Antonenko (born 1971), Belarusian professional ice hockey left wing
Oleg Antonov (1906–1984), Soviet aircraft designer, founder of Antonov ASTC
Oleg Atkov (born 1949), Russian cosmonaut
Oleg Babenkov (born 1985), Russian professional football player
Oleg Baklanov (born 1932), Soviet politician, scientist and businessman
Oleg Basilashvili (born 1934), Soviet/Russian film and theatre actor
Oleg Belyakov (born 1972), goalkeeper
Oleg Berdos (born 1987), Moldovan road bicycle racer
Oleg Berezin (born 1987), Russian professional football player
Oleg Bernov, musician and member of Russian-American rock band Red Elvises
Oleg Betin (born 1950), the governor of Tambov Oblast in Russia
Oleg Blokhin (born 1952), Ukrainian football coach
Oleg Bodrug (born 1965), Moldovan politician
Oleg Bogayev (born 1970), Russian playwright based in Yekaterinburg
Oleg Bogomolov, governor of Kurgan Oblast
Oleg Bolkhovets (born 1976), Russian long-distance runner
Oleg Borisov (1929–1994), Russian film and theatre actor
Oleg Bozhev (born 1961), former speed skater
Oleg Brega (born 1973), Moldovan journalist and activist
Oleg Bryjak (1960–2015), Kazakhstani operatic bass-baritone
Oleg Budargin (born 1960), governor of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug in Russia
Oleg Buryan (born 1959), Russian artist
Oleg Bykov (born 1987), Russian professional football player
Oleg Caetani (born 1956), conductor of Russian and Italian descent
Oleg Cassini (1913–2006), French-born American fashion designer
Oleg Chepchugov (born 1989), Russian professional football player
Oleg Chernyshov (born 1986), Russian professional football player
Oleg Chirkunov (born 1958), governor of Perm Krai, Russia
Oleg Chistyakov (born 1976), Russian professional football player
Oleg Cretul (born 1975), Moldovan judoka
Oleg Dahl (1941–1981), Soviet actor
Oleg Delov (born 1963), Russian professional football coach and a former player
Oleg Denishchik (born 1969), retired triple jumper who represented the USSR and later Belarus
Oleg Deripaska (born 1968), Russian business oligarch
Oleg Dineyev (born 1987), Russian footballer
Oleg Dmitrenko (born 1984), Russian professional football player
Oleg Dmitriyev (born 1973), retired Russian professional footballer
Oleg Dolmatov (born 1948), former Russian footballer and a current manager
Oleg Dudarin (born 1945), Russian professional football coach and a former player
Oleg Dyomin (born 1947), former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Russian Federation
Oleg Gordievsky (born 1938), KGB agent who defected to the UK
Oleg Grabar (born 1929), archeologist and historian of Islamic art
Oleg Ishutkin (born 1975), Russian race walker
Oleg D. Jefimenko (1922–2009), physicist and Professor Emeritus at West Virginia University
Oleg A. Korolev (born 1968), Russian artist
Oleg Kuznetsov (serial killer) (born 1969), Russian serial killer
Oleg Moldovan (born 1966), Moldovan sport shooter
Oleg Nejlik, a Swedish singer
Oleg Nikolaenko, Russian computer programmer, accused cyber-spammer
Oleg Novachuk, Kazakh businessman, currently Chief Executive of Kazakhmys
Oleg Penkovsky (1919–1963), Soviet colonel
Oleg Pogudin (born 1968), Russian actor and singer
Oleg Prokofiev (born 1928), artist, and son of Sergei Prokofiev
Oleg Prudius (born 1972), Ukrainian professional wrestler known by his ring name Vladimir Kozlov
Oleg Rykhlevich (born 1974), Belarusian freestyle swimmer
Oleg Shteynikov (born 1985), Kazakhstani freestyle swimmer
Oleg Tverdovsky (born 1976), is a Ukrainian-Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
Oleg Velyky (1977–2010), German handball player
Oleg Verniaiev (born 1993), Ukrainian gymnast
Oleg Vishnepolsky (born 1957), prominent computer scientist and executive
Oleg I of Chernigov, Oleg Svyatoslavich of Tmutarakan, 11th–12th century Rurikid prince
Oleg III Svyatoslavich (Prince of Chernigov) (c. 1147–1204)
Oleg of Drelinia, ruler of Drelinia

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