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Ogg

Ogg

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A family name that people use as their last name
  • proper noun
translation icon : Ogg
  • Many students admire Ogg for her research in linguistics.
  • Kim Ogg
  • Attorney Kim Ogg
  • Kate Ogg

Examples

  • For more information on STEEP research, contact Alex G. Ogg, Jr., USDA-ARS Nonirrigated Agriculture Weed Science Research Unit, 165.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Arden C. Ogg is a graduate student in linguistics at the University of Manitoba.

    Academic text (1990)

  • You mentioned Professor Ogg in passing.

  • What made Ogg and Grogg's life so much better?

    Curious George (2006)

  • On behalf of Ogg, Murphy & Perkosky LLP on Monday, November 5, 2012.

    Blog text (25)

  • Professor Ogg was invited to speak at the international conference.

  • The biography of Ogg highlights her contributions to education.

Surface Forms

Ogg main

Etymology

Ogg is a family name that probably comes from the short name Hogg, which once meant 'young pig' or someone who looked after animals, so an Ogg surname began as a simple job name or nickname long ago.