Given name & surname

Ojo

“of a difficult birth”

Ojo is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “of a difficult birth.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One African interpretation is “of a difficult birth.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is African.

Ojo’s family of names

Ojo has a related form in Ojoe.

Walk Ojo’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

People named Ojo

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Ojo, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

African

Okello

“one who is born following twins”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Otieno

“born at night”

No U.S. birth series

93% boys · 7% girls

African

Oringo

“one who enjoys hunting”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Odongo

“the second-born of twins”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Ottah

“a slender boy”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Olubayo

“a dazzling woman” · “filled with happiness”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Ohin

“a chief”

No U.S. birth series

83% boys · 17% girls

African

Ochi

“filled with laughter”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Ojo’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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