indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Berber, Northern African
Scripts ⵓⵢⵃⵢⴰ(Berber Tifinagh)
Other Forms FormsUyeḥya (Kabyle)
Meaning & History
Means "son of Yahia", from the Berber prefix ou- meaning "son (of)" combined with the Arabic given name Yahia (chiefly Algerian).