Ovid - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Ovid \o-vid\. Possibly "shepherd", "egg", or "obedient". Also possibly a Latin clan name used by Publius Obidius Naso, the first-century Roman poet of the poem "Metamorphoses".

Baby names that sound like Ovid are Oved, Jovito and Ovadiah. Other similar baby names are David, Navid, Obed, Odie, Ofir, Ohad and Ohed.

Ovid is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Ovid. Click here to compare Ovid with related baby names.