Olha-Mariia
It is a rare name in Poland, with only 10 on record. In practice, it's a women's name.
Olha-Mariia Pronunciation
Olha-Mariia is pronounced OL-khah-MAHRY-yah (/ˈɔlxa ˈmarjja/).
What Olha-Mariia means
Where Olha-Mariia comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Olha-mariia joins two Ukrainian names into one. Olha is the Ukrainian form of Olga, and old tradition ties it to the sense of "holy." Mariia is the Ukrainian Maria, read across centuries as both "bitter" and "beloved." Together the pairing means holy and beloved.
The first half has a documented bearer. Olha of Kyiv ruled Rus in the tenth century and was later canonized, honored as equal-to-the-apostles. Mariia points back to Miriam, sister of Moses in the Hebrew scriptures. A child called Olha-mariia holds both names on one line.
The reading "beloved" gathered around Mariia beside the older "bitter." On a Polish class register the double name sits in full, olha-mariia written where an official form asks for it. Its meaning stays plain: holy and beloved.
How many people are named Olha-Mariia
1 in 2254383 women in Poland is named Olha-Mariia. 10 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #16449 among female names.