Olshansky or Olshanski are East Slavic
toponymic surnames associated with the places
Olshana,
Olshanka,
Olshany,
Halshany. The Belrusian-language rendering of the surname are Halshansky, Alshansky, Polish: Olszański, Holszański, Lithuanian: Olšanski, Alšėniškis. Name of the House in latin sources: Domus Olszansciorum, sometimes with subdivisions like Domus Olszansciorum Hippocentaurus or D. O. Corvo.[1] Feminine variants: Olshanska, Olshanskaya, Hoshanska, Halshanskaya. Notable people with the surname include:
Members of the Olshanski/Holshansky noble family (
Alšėniškiai;
Polish: Holszańscy herbu Hippocentaurus), which can be variously styled in East Slavic, Polish, or Lithuanian ways
Sophia Holshanska, or
Sophia of Halshany (1405–1461), Queen of Poland as the fourth and last wife of Jogaila, King of Poland and Supreme Duke of Lithuania
Uliana Olshanska (died 1448), noblewoman from the Olshanski (Holshanski, Alšėniškiai) family, the second wife of
Vytautas, Grand Duke of Lithuania
Vladimir Olshansky (born 1947), Russian performing artist, director, composer, sculptor
Yelena Olshanskaya, original name of
Elena Miller, a Russian who, as alleged by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), lived in Canada as a spy
Juliana Olshanskaya (1525–1540), noblewoman, saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church
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