Name Olesya

There are multiple origins and translations for the name Olesya:

1. East Slavic (Ukrainian and Belarusian Олеся) name derived from the Slavic world лес [les] denotation - "woodland girl; from Polesian Lowland".

2. Derivative form of the Greek name Alexandra and interpretation is - "protectress of the mankind", or

3. Comes from the ancient Greek word (αλήθεια) [alí̱theia] semantics - "truth". See the name Alice.

The name Olesya became very popular after the release of the song "Olesya" in 1978.