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ogilvie

/ˈəʊɡlvɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
ogilvie
IPA
/ˈəʊɡlvɪ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable; Uncountable

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A community in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

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A minor city in Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

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A small town in the Shire of Northampton, Western Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈəʊɡlvɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Ogilvies (plural) Ogilvy (alternative)

Phrases

Ogilvie syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

Ogilby Ogleby Oglesbee Oglesby

Homonyms

ogilvy

Questions

How do you pronounce ogilvie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈəʊɡlvɪ/.
What does ogilvie mean?
A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Where does ogilvie come 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.

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