Ogun (surname)
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Yoruba |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Nigerian |
| Meaning | Ògún Lákáayé: The Yorùbá god of iron, of war, and of metallurgy. |
| Region of origin | South West, Nigeria |
Ògún is a Nigerian name of "Ògún Lákáayé: The Yorùbá god of iron, of war, and of metallurgy.".[1] It is a male name of one of the Yoruba orisa(s)/orisha(s). The name Ògún is a distinctive and powerful name and primarily used among the families of Ògún devotees, or from families whose professions stem from Ògún's industry metallurgy. The diminutive forms are many, as Ògún serves as a prefix in any names originating from the Ògún worship lineage such as Ògúndayo, Ògúnseye, Ògúnfemi, Ògúnsola, Ògúntade, Ògúnyemi, Ògúntomi, etc.
Notable individuals with the name
[edit]- Festus Ogun (fl. 2021), Nigerian lawyer
- Maupe Ogun (fl. 2009), Nigerian media personality
- Sergius Ogun (born 1963), Nigerian politician
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