Ogilvie

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Ogilvie

/ˈəʊɡlvɪ/ UK

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Ogilvies · Ogilvy

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

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中文	奧格爾維 /奥格尔维 Àogé'ěrwéi
Русский	О́угилви Óugilvi

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@misc{ogilvie_2026,
  title = {Ogilvie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ogilvie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}