Olesya (given name)

Olesya (

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and Russian: Олеся), may also be spelt Olessia or Olesia, is a feminine given name. Olesya is a Slavonic name that derives from a word "lyess" (Ukrainian "ліс", Russian "лес" - forest) and means "a girl from the forest", "a girl living in the forest". A different version of the origin of the name states that Olesya is a variant of the name Alexandra, and thus acquires the meaning of "protector". The names Alesya and Lesya can be considered variants of Olesya. Notable people with the name include: * Olesya Aliyeva (b. 1977), Russian alpine skier * Olesya Babushkina (b. 1989), Belarusian gymnast * Olesya Bakunova (b. 1980), Belarusian sprint canoer * Olesya Barel (b. 1960), Russian basketball player * Olesya Belugina (b. 1984), Russian gymnast * Olesya Chumakova (b. 1981), Russian middle-distance runner * Olesya Dudnik (b. 1974), Ukrainian gymnast and coach * Olesya Forsheva (b. 1979), Russian athlete * Olesya Hudyma (b. 1980), Ukrainian artist, poet and journalist * Olesya Kurochkina (b. 1983), Russian football player * Olesya Mashina (b. 1987), Russian footballer * Olesya Nazarenko (born 1976), amateur wrestler, judoka and sambo player from Turkmenistan *

Olesya Nurgalieva Olesya Leonidovna Nurgalieva (born 9 January 1976 in Perm Krai; russian: Олеся Леонидовна Нургалиева) is a Russian ultramarathon runner. She won the Two Oceans Marathon 3 times and the Comrades Marathon twice, and togeth ...

(b. 1976), Russian ultramarathon runner * Olesya Povh (b. 1987), Ukrainian sprinter * Olesya Rostovskaya (b. 1975), Russian composer,

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, organist, Russian zvon bell-ringer * Olesya Rulin (b. 1986), Russian-American actress * Olesya Stefanko (b. 1988), Ukrainian beauty pageant winner *

Olesya Syreva Olesya Syreva (russian: Олеся Сырева; b. 25 November 1983 in Novosibirsk) is a Russian middle/long-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 and 3000 metres. On the February 3rd 2013 she was banned for two years by the IAAF following i ...

(b. 1983), Russian athlete * Olesya Velichko (b. 1981), Russian modern pentathlete *

Olesya Vladykina Olesya Yuriyevna Vladykina (russian: Оле́ся Ю́рьевна Влады́кина, born 14 February 1988) is a Paralympic swimmer from Russia competing mainly in category SB8 events. Vladykina competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in ...

(b. 1988), Russian Paralympic swimmer *

Olesya Truntaeva Olesya Truntaeva is a retired Russian football defender last played for ShVSM Izmailovo in the Russian Championship.Olesya Zabara (b. 1982), Russian triple jumper * Olesya Zamula (b. 1984), Azerbaijani wrestler * Olesya Zykina (b. 1980), Russian athlete {{Given name Feminine given names