Ogilvie

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UK/ˈəʊɡlvɪ/

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginProto-Brythonic *ʉxel →
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Meanings

proper nounOgilvie (countable and uncountable, plural Ogilvies)

plural Ogilvies · alternative Ogilvy

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Brythonic*ʉxel“high, elevated”
  2. EnglishOgilvie

From the toponym Ogilvie Glen in Scotland. The name is of Pictish origin. The first element is either from Proto-Brythonic *ʉxel (“high, elevated”), or else *ogel (“a ridge”). The second element the place-naming suffix -fa.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 奧格爾維 /奥格尔维
  • 奧格爾維 /奥格尔维 (Àogé'ěrwéi)surname
Russian О́угилви
  • О́угилви (Óugilvi)surname
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APA

Ogilvie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ogilvie

MLA

“Ogilvie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ogilvie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ogilvie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ogilvie.

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