Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish personal names).
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OGILVIE. A Sc. surname, orig. from an Ags. place name, is occas. pronounced [′ogɪilbi] in Ags. and elsewhere. Forms with b are found in O.Sc. from the 16th c.
