Oleg

Oleg (Russian and Ukrainian: Олег, Belarusian: Алег) is a Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian given name. It may be transliterated as "Oleh" from Ukrainian and "Aleh" or "Aleg" from Belarusian. It derives from the Scandinavian Helge (holy, sacred or blessed). The feminine equivalent is Olga.

The Latin name Olegarius derived from Teutonic Oldegar.

People named Oleg

Oleg of Bryansk, 13th century prince of Bryansk and Chernigov, declared a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church
Oleg of Novgorod, 9th–10th century leader and conqueror of Kievan Rus'
Oleg of Ryazan, 14th century prince of Ryazan Principality
Oleg Buryan (born 1959), Russian artist
Oleg Cassini (1913-2006), American fashion designer
Oleg Deripaska (born 1968), Russian business oligarch
Oleg Gordievsky (born 1938), KGB agent who defected to the UK
Oleg Grabar (born 1929), archeologist and historian of Islamic art
Oleg A. Korolev (born 1968), Russian artist
Oleg Penkovsky (1919-1963), Soviet colonel
Oleg Prudius (born 1972), Ukrainian professional wrestler known by his ring nameVladimir Kozlov
Oleg Rykhlevich (born 1974), Belarusian freestyle swimmer
Oleg Shteynikov (born 1985), Kazakhstani freestyle swimmer
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