약 400년 전, 옻나무가 많은 골짜기라 하여, '옻걸', '칠계(漆溪)'로 칭하다가, 부르기 쉽게 변하여 '옻골'로 칭하고 있다.
About 400 years ago, it was called a valley with a lot of lacquer trees, and it was called Otgeol or Chilgye, and is changed into Otgol to call it easily.