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Variant of Ovenden a habitational name perhaps derived from Ovingdean (Sussex) or Ovenden (Yorkshire). The placename Ovingdean derives from the Old English personal name Ofa or Ūfa and the Old English group name suffix ingas (genitive inga) and Old English denu "valley". The placename Ovenden derives from Old English ofen "furnace" or ofan, ufan "over, above" and denu "valley".