Ogilvie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A community in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. A minor city in Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States.
  4. A small town in the Shire of Northampton, Western Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈəʊɡlvɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-Ogilvie.wav

Word forms

Ogilvie Ogilvies Ogilvy

Etymology

From the toponym Ogilvie Glen in Scotland, of Pictish origin: compare Proto-Brythonic *ʉxel and Scottish Gaelic beinn (“mountain, hill”).

Related words

Ogilby Ogleby Oglesbee Oglesby

Derived words

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