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I've always thought that it's one of the ugliest names in existence. I've always felt bad for Grand Duchess Olga that she was stuck with such a horrible name when two of her sisters had beautiful names (Tatiana and Anastasia) and the other had one that was mundane, yes, but at least not ugly (Marie or Maria, depending on which source you're reading.) IMHO, of course. Although I realize that is my Anglophone view and the name probably sounds very different to Russian ears.

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ETA: I just listened to Olga pronounced in Russian on YouTube and I don't think it's any better.

This message was edited 11/2/2018, 11:04 AM