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Boy · French (Quebec)
Ovila
Say it: oh-vee-LAH
Meaning
Uncertain; no established derivation for this Quebec name.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 240 babies given this name since 1895
- At its height in 1895, about 1 in 16,800 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Ovila Pronovost, character in Arlette Cousture's novel Les Filles de Caleb
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.