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in reply to a message by elbowin
I agree with the previous comments that the name does not appear to be Germanic and as such is unlikely to be Germanic.
However, it is not entirely impossible that the name could be of Germanic origin, I suppose. For example, it might be worth noting that Germanic given names starting with Au- became O- over time. For this, compare Aurvandill vs. Orendel (doesn't look German, but it really is!) in the Submitted Names Database, but also names like Audamar vs. Otmar and Audovacar vs. Odovacar in the main database.
So, if the name is to be Germanic at all, its original form probably started with Au-. As such, it might be worth the try to look at names starting with Au- in all the reputable books on Germanic given names. Also see https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/AUR .
I took a look at Ernst Förstemann's Altdeutsches Namenbuch and the name element Aur- is listed under Aus- in his book. I didn't see Aurgent or Orgent there, but I did see the similar-looking Orgis. Another name listed there, Ausegunde, made me wonder if Orgent couldn't be a heavily corrupted form of what might originally have been Auregunde? If you think about how name elements like -swind transformed into (variant) forms like -senth over time, that might be somewhat possible. But that might be stretching it a little bit, I guess.
If all else fails (even the possibility of Orgent being of Albanian or Slavic origin, as was mentioned in one of the comments), then perhaps we should seriously start to consider the possibility that the name may have been completely invented by the parents of the bearer. Granted, the bearer would then have to be a very special case (considering Germany has pretty strict naming laws, which I imagine would have been even more strict in 1946, the year the bearer was born), but I guess it's not impossible. Especially if the parents were relatively well-off and had some influence locally.
Lastly, it just occurred to me that looking at Greek names might also be an option, as I just realised that the name is rather similar in appearance to Origen. Perhaps the parents liked this name, but then thought that it wouldn't do so well in Germany, so they decided to tweak it a little bit? Who knows - we can only speculate about what went on in the parents' minds at the time.
Anyway, good luck with your quest for more information about this unusual name - I hope you will find what you're looking for!
Proud first-time aunt to Emilia (born November 2015).
However, it is not entirely impossible that the name could be of Germanic origin, I suppose. For example, it might be worth noting that Germanic given names starting with Au- became O- over time. For this, compare Aurvandill vs. Orendel (doesn't look German, but it really is!) in the Submitted Names Database, but also names like Audamar vs. Otmar and Audovacar vs. Odovacar in the main database.
So, if the name is to be Germanic at all, its original form probably started with Au-. As such, it might be worth the try to look at names starting with Au- in all the reputable books on Germanic given names. Also see https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/AUR .
I took a look at Ernst Förstemann's Altdeutsches Namenbuch and the name element Aur- is listed under Aus- in his book. I didn't see Aurgent or Orgent there, but I did see the similar-looking Orgis. Another name listed there, Ausegunde, made me wonder if Orgent couldn't be a heavily corrupted form of what might originally have been Auregunde? If you think about how name elements like -swind transformed into (variant) forms like -senth over time, that might be somewhat possible. But that might be stretching it a little bit, I guess.
If all else fails (even the possibility of Orgent being of Albanian or Slavic origin, as was mentioned in one of the comments), then perhaps we should seriously start to consider the possibility that the name may have been completely invented by the parents of the bearer. Granted, the bearer would then have to be a very special case (considering Germany has pretty strict naming laws, which I imagine would have been even more strict in 1946, the year the bearer was born), but I guess it's not impossible. Especially if the parents were relatively well-off and had some influence locally.
Lastly, it just occurred to me that looking at Greek names might also be an option, as I just realised that the name is rather similar in appearance to Origen. Perhaps the parents liked this name, but then thought that it wouldn't do so well in Germany, so they decided to tweak it a little bit? Who knows - we can only speculate about what went on in the parents' minds at the time.
Anyway, good luck with your quest for more information about this unusual name - I hope you will find what you're looking for!
Proud first-time aunt to Emilia (born November 2015).
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