Given name & surname
Oyama
“one who has been called”
Oyama is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “one who has been called.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “one who has been called.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
Oyama’s family of names
Oyama has a related form in Oyamah. Oyama has a related form in Oyamea. Oyama has a related form in Oyameah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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