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Olexa

Variant of Oleksa.

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Borrowed in the 19th century from Old East Slavic О́льга (Ólĭga), name of a Kievan knyaginya (Saint Olga of Kiev), a medieval form of Helga, Old Norse heilagr (“holy; inviolable, sacred”). Doublet of Helga.

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Olgin

Borrowed from Spanish Olgín, a variant of Olguín.

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Olha

Doublet of Helga.

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Olim

Borrowed from Portuguese Olim.

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Olitz

Blend of Olivia + Fitz.

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Olive

Medieval form of the Latin saint's name Oliva "olive"; revived in the 19th century when flower and plant names became fashionable. The surname is topographical, often representing an Anglicization of continental European

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Olk

Borrowed from German Olk.

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Oller

Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Öller, a variant of Öhler or Euler. * Borrowed from Catalan Oller, an occupational surname for a potter, from Latin ollārius (“potter”).

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Olley

Habitational surname of Norman origin, from any of various villages called Ouilly in Normandy; compare Duley.

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Ollie

From Germanic, from Latin olivarius (“olive tree”) (from oliva (“olive”)), and from Welsh.

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Ollis

Unexplained.

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Olmec

From Nahuatl, meaning rubber lineage (compare Nahuatl olli (“rubber”)).

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Olmos

Borrowed from Spanish Olmos.

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Olney

From the dative form of the Old English personal name *Olla + īeġ (“island”).

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Olsen

Borrowed from Danish Olsen, patronymic from Ole + -sen.

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Olson

In the USA, a common anglicization of Swedish Olsson and Danish and Norwegian Olsen, all meaning "son of Olaf".

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Olt

From Romanian Olt.

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Olteț

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Olteț.

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Olton

English surname, variant of Oulton.

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Olwen

From Welsh Olwen.

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Olwyn

From Welsh ol (“footprint”) and gwen (“fair, white”).

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Olyka

Borrowed from Ukrainian Оли́ка (Olýka).

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Olyva

From Ukrainian Оли́ва (Olýva).

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Olza

Polish Olza.

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Oma

Borrowed from Tibetan འོ་མ ('o ma).

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Omagh

From Irish An Ómaigh (“The Sacred (or Virgin) Plain”).

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Omaha

Borrowed from Omaha-Ponca Umoⁿhoⁿ.

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Omak

Derived from the Salish language word omache, meaning "good medicine" or "plenty".

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Oman

Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).

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Omana

Borrowed from Spanish Omaña. This surname is mostly found in Venezuela.

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Omani

Etymology tree Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān)bor. English Oman Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor. ▲ Proto-Semitic Hebrew ־י (-i)bor. Middle Persian yḥ (īh) Middle Persian ig Persian ـی (-ī)bor. Proto-Indo-Iran

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Omar

From Arabic عُمَر (ʕumar). Doublet of Umar.

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Omari

Borrowed from Arabic عمري. The surname is predominantly found in Tanzania.

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Ome

Borrowed from Lombard Óme.

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Omer

Variant of omer

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Omid

From Persian امید (omid).

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Omie

Shortening.

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Omine

Borrowed from Japanese 大嶺 (Ōmine).

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Omlor

Borrowed from German Omlor.

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Ommen

Borrowed from Dutch Ommen.

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Omori

Borrowed from Japanese 大森 (Ōmori).

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Omsk

Borrowed from Russian Омск (Omsk).

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Omura

Borrowed from Japanese 大村 (Ōmura).

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Ona

Borrowed from Spanish Oña.

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Onam

From Malayalam ഓണം (ōṇaṁ).

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Onan

From Hebrew אוֹנָן (onán).

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Onate

Borrowed from Spanish Oñate, Basque habitational surname from the town of Oñati.

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Oncer

From once + -er.

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Ondo

Borrowed * either from Basque ondo (“deep valley, ravine, gully”), * or from Hungarian Ondó, from the given name Ond + -ó (archaic diminutive), hence unrelated to ondó (“semen”).

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Ong

From Hokkien 王 (Ông) or 汪 (Ong).

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Ongar

Said to be a derivative of Old English wong (“plain, field”), in the sense of "meadow".

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Onida

Spelling variation of Oneida, from the Native American tribe and city in New York.

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Onika

Popularized by Trinididian-American rapper Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (Nicki Minaj), born 1982.

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Onion

In reference to the large quantities of onions grown on Bermuda.

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Onken

Borrowed from German Onken.

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Onley

From Old English ān (“only, alone”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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Ono

Borrowed from Japanese 小野 (Ono) or 大野 (Ōno).

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Onoda

Borrowed from Japanese 小野田 (Onoda).

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Onodi

Named after Henrietta Ónodi (born 1974), Hungarian gymnast.

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Onsu

From Uyghur ئونسۇ (onsu), from ئون (on, “ten”) + سۇ (su, “river”), literally ten rivers.

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Ontos

Seemingly from Ancient Greek ὄντως (óntōs) (no original sources available)

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Ooi

Borrowed from Hokkien 黃／黄 (Ûiⁿ).

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Oola

From Irish Úlla, Uibhle.

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Oona

Borrowed from Irish Úna; doublet of Una.

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Oorja

Borrowed from Sanskrit ऊर्जा (ūrjā, “power, energy”).

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Oort

Borrowed from Dutch Oort.

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Ooten

Variant spelling of Dutch Uten, perhaps ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *ūtanā (“outside of”), similar to Outen.

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Ooty

Abbreviation of Ootacamund, former name of Udhagamandalam.

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Opals

From opal, a gemstone mined in Australia.

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Opava

From Czech Opava.

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Ophir

From Hebrew אוֹפִיר. Mentioned as a place in the Bible; modern scholars have been unable to determine where it was located.

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Opie

From the Cornish surname, from a pet form of various personal names such as Osborn or Osbald.

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Opoku

Borrowed from Akan.

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Opole

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi Proto-Balto-Slavic *ab Proto-Slavic *o(b) Old Polish o Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Slavic *pȍľe Old Polish pol

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Opone

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀπώνη (Opṓnē).

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Opp

Named after Henry Opp, a lawyer for the L&N railroad.

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Oppel

Borrowed from German Oppel.

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Oprah

From Oprah Winfrey, a very influential talk show host, originally named Orpah after the Biblical figure, via metathesis.

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Ops

Learned borrowing from Latin Ops, from Latin ops (“resources, wealth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-(i)-, *h₃op-(i)- (“force, ability”), from *h₃ep- base

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Opua

Borrowed from Māori.

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Or

Borrowed from Cantonese 柯 (o1) or from Hebrew אור ('ór). This surname is mostly found in Hong Kong.

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Ora

* (given name): First appeared in the 19th century when similar sounding names like Cora, Dora and Nora were in fashion. Possibly shortened from Aurelia, sometimes spelled Ora Lee, or, Aura Lea, in the American civil war

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Oraha

From a vernacular form of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܒܪܗܡ (ʾaḇrāhām, “Abraham”); this surname is common among the Assyrian community.

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Oral

Ultimately from Latin Aurelius.

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Orama

Borrowed from Spanish Orama, a variant of Oramas.

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Oran

Ultimately Borrowed from Arabic وَهْرَان (wahrān), from a Berber term meaning "lion".

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Orane

From Ukrainian Ора́не (Oráne).

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Orban

* As a Hungarian surname, from Hungarian Orbán, from Latin Urbānus. * As a Walloon (French) and German surname, from a variant of Urbain, from Latin urbānus, the same ultimate source as above. Doublet of Urban.

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Orbán

Borrowed from Hungarian Orbán.

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Orcel

Borrowed from French Orcel.

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Orchy

Possibly from Proto-Brythonic *argoɨd (“surrounding forest”).

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Orcus

From Latin Orcus. Doublet of ogre and orc.

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Ord

* As an English surname, from the dialectal noun ord (“point, place”). Compare Ort. * As a Scottish Gaelic surname, habitational name from Ord in Peeblesshire or Banffshire, from òrd (“hammer”). * The city in Nebraska is

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Ordos

From Classical Mongolian ᠣᠷᠳᠣᠰ (ordos, “palaces”), from Classical Mongolian ᠣᠷᠳᠣ (ordo, “palace”) + ᠊ᠰ (-s, plural suffix); probably from Proto-Turkic *or- (“army, place of staying of the army, ruler etc.”). Originally i

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Ordu

Borrowed from Turkish Ordu.

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Ore

* From Old English ora (“edge, stream bank, brink”) * For the river, a back-formation from Orford, Suffolk.

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Oren

Borrowed from Hebrew אורן (“pine tree”).

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Oreo

Brand name of unknown origin, trademarked by National Biscuit Company on 14 March 1912. See the Etymology section of Wikipedia's Oreo article for various theories. In reference to well-assimilated black people, derived f

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Orf

Borrowed from German Orf.

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Organ

From organ, a metonymic occupational surname for a player of a musical instrument.

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Orhei

From Romanian Orhei.

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Ori

Borrowed from Yoruba Orí.

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Orick

Probably a variant of Orrick.

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Oriol

Borrowed from Catalan and French Oriol.

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Orion

From Middle English Orioun, from Latin Ōrīōn, from Ancient Greek Ὠρίων (Ōríōn), speculatively from Akkadian 𒌋𒊒𒀭𒈾 (Uru-anna, “heaven's light”), though without any firm evidence.

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Oriya

Borrowed from Odia ଓଡ଼ିଆ (oṛiā). Which in turn is derived from Prakrit 𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀅 (ŏḍḍia), from Sanskrit औड्रिक (auḍrika, “relating to the Odras”), an adjective suffixed from the vriddhi of ओड्र (oḍra, “Odra”).

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Orla

Anglicized version of Irish Órfhlaith (“golden princess”), from ór (“gold”) + flaith (“princess”).

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Orlon

From orl- (perhaps after Orleans) + -on (compare nylon, rayon, developed by the same company).

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Orlov

Borrowed from Russian Орлов (Orlov).

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Orly

Borrowed from French Orly, from Latin Aureliacum.

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Orme

From the Old Norse personal name Ormr.

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Ormoc

From Spanish Ormoc, from Cebuano ugmok.

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Ormus

See Hormuz.

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Orne

Borrowed from French Orne.

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Oro

Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Oro. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.

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Oroch

From Oroch орочи.

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Oromo

From Oromo Oromoo.

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Orong

Borrowed from Dzongkha ཨོ་རོང་ (o rong).

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Orosz

Borrowed from Hungarian Orosz.

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Orpah

From Hebrew עׇרְפָּה (orpá, “neck”).

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Orris

English surname from a vernacular form of the personal name Horace.

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Orsak

Borrowed from Czech Orsák.

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Orser

Americanized form of Dutch Aertse.

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Orsha

Borrowed from Belarusian О́рша (Órša).

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Orsk

From Russian Орск (Orsk).

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Orta

Borrowed from Catalan, Galician and Portuguese Orta, a topographic surname from horta (“kitchen garden”).

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Ortet

Borrowed from French Ortet, itself from Occitan Ortet.

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Ortiz

Borrowed from Spanish Ortiz.

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Oryol

Borrowed from Russian Орёл (Orjól, literally “eagle”).

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Orzel

From Polish Orzeł.

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Osage

Evolved from a borrowing from French variations of Osage 𐓏𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟 (wažáže), the name of a division of the tribe.

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Osaka

From Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”) — the slope up to the Uemachi Plateau, where Osaka Castle sits.

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Osam

From Bulgarian Осъм (Osăm).

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Osama

Borrowed from Arabic أُسَامَة (ʔusāma).

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Osamu

Borrowed from Japanese おさむ (Osamu).

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Osawa

Borrowed from Japanese 大沢 (Ōsawa).

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Oscan

From Latin Osci, Opsci ("worshippers of Ops"), an Italic harvest goddess, related to Latin ops, opis (“riches, wealth, plenty”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-os- (“work”), from the verbal root *h₃ep- (“to work”).

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Oscar

Exact origin uncertain. Resuscitated by James Mcpherson in The Works of Ossian (1765). Napoleon, an admirer of the Ossianic poems, chose it for his godson Oscar Bernadotte, who became a king of Sweden. The modern given n

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Osci

From Latin Osci, worshippers of Ops (“earth goddess, fertility deity”), from ops (“plenty”). Known by the Greeks as Ὀπικοί (Opikoí), Ὀσκοί (Oskoí).

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Osh

Transliteration of Kyrgyz Ош (Oş)

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Osho

Borrowed from Japanese 和(お)尚(しょう) (oshō, “priest; preceptor”); ultimately from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of Ojha, Upadhyaya, Khoja, Khwaja, hodja, Hoxha, and howadji.

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Osier

Borrowed from French Osier, from the noun osier (“willow tree”). Also altered from Auger and Ager. Compare Losier.

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Osika

Borrowed from Polish Osika and Czech Osika.

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Oskil

From Ukrainian Оскі́л (Oskíl).

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Oskol

From Russian Оско́л (Oskól).

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Osley

Perhaps a variant of Osterley.

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Oslin

Americanized form of Swedish Åslin.

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Oslo

From Norwegian Oslo, from Old Norse Ósló, Ásló f or n. The first element is disputed, but is likely from ǫ́ss, áss (“god; one of the Æsir”), from Proto-Germanic *ansuz. Another theory is that it comes from áss (“hill, be

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Osman

Inherited from Middle English, from Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”).

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Osmin

At least partially from French Osmin, itself from Occitan Osmin.

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Osmon

Variant of Osmond.

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Osmow

From Arabic.

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Osmun

Variant of Osmund.

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Oso

From Spanish oso (“bear”).

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Oss

Borrowed from Dutch Oss.

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Ossa

Surname borrowed from Spanish Ossa, itself from Basque otsoa (“wolf”).

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Ossau

Borrowed from French Ossau, itself from Occitan Aussau.

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Ossun

Borrowed from French Ossun, itself from Occitan Ossun.

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Ossé

Borrowed from Haitian Creole or French. Originating from Haiti.

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Ostap

Transliteration of Ukrainian Оста́п (Ostáp), ultimately from Ancient Greek Εὐστάθιος (Eustáthios). Doublet of Eustace.

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Ostaš

From Czech Ostaš.

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Oste

At least partially from French Oste, itself from Occitan Oste.

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Oster

Borrowed from German Oster or Swedish Öster.

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Ostia

* (Roman Empire): Latin Ostia * (Italy): Italian Ostia, from Latin Ostia

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Ostúa

Borrowed from Spanish Ostúa.

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Osuch

Borrowed from Polish Osuch.

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Osun

From Yoruba Ọ̀ṣun.

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Osuna

Habitational surname borrowed from Spanish Osuna, a town in Andalusia.

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Oswin

Inherited from Old English Oswine, from ōs (“god, deity”) + wine (“friend”).

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Ota

Transliteration of Japanese 大田 (Ōta). The name of the ward of Tokyo comes from the first and last characters of 大森 (Ōmori) and 蒲田 (Kamata), respectively.

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Otago

From Māori Ōtākou. The spelling of Sense 1 reflects a South Island dialectal realization of the ⟨k⟩ phoneme as [ɡ].

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Otaki

Borrowed from Māori.

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Otani

Borrowed from Japanese 大谷 (Ōtani).

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Otaru

From Japanese 小樽 (Otaru).

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Otero

Borrowed from Spanish Otero, from otero (“hillock”).

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Other

Calque of French autre (other). Semantic loan from French Autre, principally after French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan (also as grand Autre) and philosopher Emmanuel Levinas.

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Otira

Borrowed from Māori.

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Otis

A patronymic surname derived from Middle English genitive case of the Germanic given name Ote, Ode, cognate to modern Otto.

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Otley

From the unattested Old English personal name *Otta + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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Otog

From Mongolian ᠣᠲᠣᠭ (otoɣ).

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Otomi

Etymology tree Classical Nahuatl otomitl Classical Nahuatl otomihbor. Spanish otomíbor. English Otomi Borrowed from Spanish otomí, from Classical Nahuatl otomih, plural of otomitl.

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Otsu

Borrowed from Japanese 大津 (Ōtsu).

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Ottey

Unexplained.

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Otto

Borrowed from German Otto, from Old High German, short form of compound names (such as Otachar, Ottokar) beginning with Proto-West Germanic *aud, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) (cognate of English Ed- in E

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Otts

From the Dutch patronymic surname from the personal name Otto.

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Ouchi

Borrowed from Japanese 大内 (Ōuchi).

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Oudet

Borrowed from French Oudet.

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Ouest

From French Ouest.

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Ouhai

From Mandarin 甌海 /瓯海 (Ōuhǎi).

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Ouija

The popular belief that the word came from French oui (“yes”) + German ja (“yes”) is a misconception. The name is taken from a word spelled out on the board when it was asked to name itself by Helen Peters, sister-in-law

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Oujda

Borrowed from French Oujda, from Arabic وَجْدَة (wajda).

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Oulie

Borrowed from French Oulié.

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Oulu

Borrowed from Finnish Oulu.

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Ouray

Named after Chief Ouray.

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Ourea

From Ancient Greek Οὔρεα (Oúrea).

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Ouse

From Old English Usa, probably of Romano-British Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *udso-, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water”).

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Outen

* As an English surname, topographic surname from Middle English ove (“above”) (from Old English ufan) + toun (“village, town”). Also a variant of Oulton, Oughton (itself from Old English Ofa + tun). * As a Dutch surname

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Overy

Habitational surname from the villages of Burnham Overy and Burton Overy, from Old English ofer (“over, above”) + īeġ (“island”).

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Ovid

From Latin Ovidius, name of a Roman gens.

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