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Oya (name)

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Oya
GenderFeminine
Language(s)Turkish
Origin
Language(s)Turkish
Word/name"oymak"
Derivation"oya"
Meaning"lace", Irish lace", "lagestromia indica"
Other names
Cognate(s)Oylum
Ōya
Language(s)Japanese
Origin
MeaningDepends on kanji; for example, "big arrow", "big house", or "big valley"

Oya is a common feminine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Oya" means "lace", "Irish lace", and/or "lagestromia indica".

Ōya, also spelled Ohya or Oya, is a Japanese surname. In Japanese, the meaning of the name depends on the kanji used to write it; some ways of writing the name include "big arrow" (大矢), "big house" (大家, 大宅, or 大屋), and "big valley" (大谷).[1]

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  1. ^ Breen, Jim. "Japanese Names (ENAMDICT)". Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Retrieved 26 December 2017.