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Updated August 19, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • African : He came of a hard birth

Family name origins & meanings

  • Finnish : from oja ‘ditch’, a habitational name from a farm so named for its situation. This name occurs chiefly in western Finland and can be traced back to the 15th century. In America, it may also be an abbreviation of Ojala.

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