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Ogunleye Surname Meaning

West African (Nigeria): from the Yoruba personal name Ògúnle̩ye̩ from ògún l' è̩ye̩ ‘Ògún has honor’

(Ògún is the name of the traditional god of iron and war).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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