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Olympia en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /əˈlɪmpi.ə/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία (Olumpía), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”).

Meanings

  1. An ancient city in Greece, home of the ancient Olympic Games.
  2. A place in the United States: ▸ The state capital of Washington, and the county seat of Thurston County.
    • The Olympia City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday night against adopting a Workers’ Bill of Rights and raising the minimum wage across the city to $20. Mayor Dontae Payne cast the deciding vote. 2025 July 24, Ty Vinson, “Olympia City Council sends $20 minimum wage, Workers’ Bill of Rights to Nov. ballot”, in The Olympian, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2025:
    • The Olympian has posted similar stories on the Port of Olympia, Olympia City Council, and Olympia School Board primaries elsewhere on our website. 2025 August 2, Ann Duan, “Primary Primer: 3 questions for Tumwater School Board candidates”, in The Olympian, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2025:
  3. A place in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Lowndes County, Georgia.
  4. A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Bath County, Kentucky.
  5. A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Cedar County, Missouri.
  6. A place in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Richland County, South Carolina.
  7. A female given name from Ancient Greek; quite rare in English.

Translations (38)

fi Olympia (ancient city in Greece) · ro Olimpia (ancient city in Greece) · ga Oilimpia (ancient city in Greece) · ja オリンピア (capital of Washington) · fi Olympia (capital of Washington) · ro Olimpia (female given name) · gl Olimpia (female given name) · mr ऑलिम्पिया (female given name) · fr Olympe (female given name) · da Olympia (ancient city in Greece) · ja オリンピア (ancient city in Greece) · gl Olimpia (capital of Washington) · it Olimpia (female given name) · cmn 奧林匹亞 /奥林匹亚 (ancient city in Greece) · ru Оли́мпия (ancient city in Greece) · io Olimpia (ancient city in Greece) · ca Olímpia (ancient city in Greece) · gl Olimpia (ancient city in Greece) · cmn 奧林匹亞 /奥林匹亚 (capital of Washington) · el Ολυμπία (ancient city in Greece) · pt Olímpia (ancient city in Greece) · pl Olimpia (female given name) · ko 올림피아 (capital of Washington) · lv Olimpija (ancient city in Greece) · ro Olympia (capital of Washington) · mr ऑलिम्पिया (capital of Washington) · mr ऑलिम्पिया (ancient city in Greece) · is Ólympía (ancient city in Greece) · pl Olimpia (ancient city in Greece) · lv Olimpija (capital of Washington) · cs Olympie (ancient city in Greece) · es Olimpia (ancient city in Greece) · it Olimpia (ancient city in Greece) · ko 올림피아 (ancient city in Greece) · fi Olympia (female given name) · da Olympia (capital of Washington) · grc Ὀλυμπία (ancient city in Greece) · fr Olympie (ancient city in Greece)