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Orihei f TahitianFrom the Tahitian
ori meaning "a dance" and
hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers".
Oriko f JapaneseFrom 織 (
ori) meaning "fabric, cloth, weaving" and 子 (
ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Orilus m Arthurian CycleJeschute’s husband, the Duke of Lalander in "Parzival" by Wolfram von Eschenbach.
Orimonde f Arthurian CycleDaughter of the Emir of Persia, she was the wife of Marc, son of Ysaie the Sad and grandson of Tristan.
Orin f & m Japanese (Rare)From
Rin combined with an
o kanji, e.g. 緒 meaning "cord, strap," also used as an honorific version of that name, prefixed with 御/お-
(o), used with regards to female names from around the Kamakura and Muromachi periods to around the 20th century.... [
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Orin f & m HebrewMeans "lights", from Aramaic origin.
Oriole m & f EnglishFrom the English word "oriole" referring to "any of various colorful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae (typically yellow in color)"... [
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Orirau m TahitianFrom the Tahitian
rau meaning "a hundred" or "many" and
ori meaning "a dance".
Orison m English (Rare, Archaic)Directly taken from the archaic word meaning "prayer", which is derived from Anglo-Norman
oreison and ultimately from Latin
oro (via Latin
oratio) "to beg; to beseech".... [
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Oriya f & m HebrewDerived from combination of the elements
ori אורי means "my light" and
yah. Meaning together "the light of
Yahweh."
Oriya f JapaneseFrom Japanese 織 (ori) meaning "woven" combined with 夜 (ya) meaning "night; the evening". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Orizoba m & f NahuatlPossibly from the Nahuatl word meaning "valley of happy waters". Another theory suggests it is a distant derivation of Tarshish, meaning "trading post".... [
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Orkun m Turkish (Modern)Came from name of Orkhon Valley in Mongolia. Valley have first Turkic inscriptions in history, which was erected in the valley by Bilge Khan, an 8th-century ruler of the Göktürk Empire.
Órla f IrishThis version has The vowel elongating fada above the ó used in the Irish language
Orlantha f EnglishPossibly a female variant of Orlando or a variant of Iolanthe.
Orlayna f EnglishOrlayna is irregularly used as a name and is derived from French origins.... [
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Orlo m JewishEastern Ashkenazic Jewish: from
Oryol 'eagle' or
Orl, a pet form of
Aaron.
Ørlygr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
ørlǫg "fate, doom, war" and/or
ørlygi "fight, battle, war".
Orma f African American, EnglishAllegedly from a Kenyan word meaning "free men." The Orma people live in Eastern Kenya along the lower Tana River. However, this name may be a feminine form of
Ormond.
Orme m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Orme. A known bearer of Orme as a given name is Canadian actor Christopher Plummer (b. 1929), who carries it as a middle name - as did his father John Orme Plummer (1894-?) before him... [
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Ormfríðr f Old NorseOld Norse combination of
ormr "snake, serpent" and
fríðr "beautiful", originally "beloved".
Ormgæirr m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
ormr 'snake, serpent' and
geirr 'spear'.
O'rmonoy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
o'rmon meaning "forest" and
oy meaning "moon".
Ormos m HungarianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Hungarian
orom "peak; ridge; summit".
Örn m Icelandic, SwedishFrom an Old Norse name and byname derived from
ǫrn meaning "eagle". It coincides with the modern Icelandic and Swedish noun
örn, also denoting the bird.
Orneus m Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Greek ὄρνις
(ornis) meaning "bird, chicken". Also compare Greek ὄρνεον
(orneon) meaning "bird" and the name
Ornytion... [
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Ornicar m Popular Culture, Western African (Rare)From the phrase
Mais où est donc Ornicar? that is a mnemonic of the French coordinating conjunctions. The phrase is also the title of a movie and part of the French Chuck Norris fact
Chuck Norris knows where Ornicar is.
Ornytos m Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Greek ὄρνυμι
(ornymi) or Greek ὀρνύω
(ornyo), both of which mean "to rouse, to stir, to awaken". These words may be etymologically related to Greek ὄρνις
(ornis) meaning "bird, chicken".
Oro m TahitianEtymology uncertain, Oro is the name of a war god who is the national god of Tahiti.
Orochi f Japanese MythologyFrom Japanese
大蛇 meaning "big snake". In Mythology, this was the name of a serpent that demanded virgin sacrifices.
Orochimaru m JapaneseThe name Orochimaru is the name of the enemy of Jiraiya in the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari (児雷也豪傑物語) or The tale of the gallant Jiraiya. He was once a follower of Jiraiya's and was named Yashagorou (夜叉五郎) ,but was taken over by snake magic and changing his name to Orochimaru and having the ability to turn into a snake... [
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Orocobix m Taíno (Archaic)Name of the cacique of the Jatibonicu region of Puerto Rico at the time of the arrival of Columbus.
Orodes m Parthian (Latinized)Latinized form of
Ὀρώδης (
Orṓdēs), a Hellenized form of Parthian 𐭅𐭓𐭅𐭃 (wrwd), of uncertain meaning. Likely from a compound whose second part is cognate with from Avestan
𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬜𐬀 (
raoδa) “growth, appearance” and Persian
روی (
roy) “face”... [
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Orodreth m LiteratureMeans "mountaineer" in Sindarin. In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, Orodreth is an Elf, the father of
Finduilas and in some versions the father of
Gilgalad.
Orofrisa f Spanish (European, Rare), LiteraturePossibly elaboration of
Orosia. The famous bearer of this name was Doña Orofrisa (Orofrisia) de Mendoza y Castilla, married to Don Francisco de Cepeda y Guzmán, who was a nephew of Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515 - 1582)... [
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O'roltosh m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'rol meaning "opening remark" and
tosh meaning "stone, rock".
Orome m LiteratureThe huntsman of the Valar in J.R.R. Tolkien's, the Silmarillion.
Oromis m LiteratureOromis is a fictional character in Christopher Paolini's Inheritance trilogy.
Orono f JapaneseOrono Noguchi is the lead singer of the band Superorganism.
Orontius m Late RomanMeans "from Orontes River" in Latin, coming from the Ancient Greek name ΄Ορόντης (
Oróntes). Orontes is a Western Asian river flowing through Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. It can also be the variant of
Aruntius, Latin form of the Etruscan name
Arunte of obscure meaning.
Oroonoko m LiteraturePossibly a corruption of
Orinoco, the name of a river in northern South America. This is the name of the title character of 'Oroonoko: or, the Royal Slave' (1688) by Aphra Behn... [
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Oropher m LiteratureMeans "tall beech-tree", from Sindarin
oro ("high") and
fêr ("beech"). In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the name of an Elf, the father of
Thranduil and grandfather of
Legolas.
Orophernes m Old Persian (Hellenized), HistoryHellenized form of Old Persian *
Varufarnāh, from the Old Persian elements *
varuš meaning "wide" and *
farnāh meaning "glory, splendour, fortune". This was the name of a king of Cappadocia, who lived in the 2nd century BC.
O'roq m UzbekMeans "sickle" or "harvest" in Uzbek.
Orora f JapaneseFrom Japanese 緒 (o) meaning "beginning", 露 (ro) meaning "naked, bare" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Ororo f Popular CultureOroro Munroe is one of the main protagonists in Marvel's X-Men line of comics, where she is better known by her 'mutant' name
Storm. As a mutant she has the ability to control the weather... [
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Oroveso m TheatrePossibly based on an Ancient Celtic name. Oroveso was used by Vincenzo Bellini and Felice Romani for the character in 'Norma' (1831), based on the play 'Norma, ou L'infanticide' by Alexandre Soumet... [
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Orovida f Judeo-SpanishMeans "golden life" from Spanish
oro "gold" combined with
vida "life". This name was used by Jewish women in the medieval kingdom of Navarre.
O'rozbeka f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
beka meaning "wife".
O'rozberdi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
berdi meaning "gave".
O'rozboq m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
boq meaning "to look" or "to take care of, raise, support".
O'rozboy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
O'rozjahon f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
jahon meaning "the world".
O'rozjon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
jon meaning "spirit, soul".
O'rozmurod m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".
O'roznafas m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
nafas meaning "breath".
O'roznazar m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
nazar meaning "look, glance".
O'rozoq m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
oq meaning "white".
O'rozqilich m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
qilich meaning "sword".
O'rozsaid m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
said meaning "fortunate".
O'roztemir m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
temir meaning "iron".
O'roztoj m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
toj meaning "crown".
O'roztoy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
toy meaning "colt".
Orphne f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ὄρφνη
(orphne) meaning "the darkness". In Greek mythology this was the name of a nymph of the underworld. She was the mother of Ascalaphus by
Acheron.
Orra f EnglishVariant of
Ora 1. A famous bearer is American botanical and scientific illustrator Orra White Hitchcock (1796–1863).
Orreaga f BasqueThe Basque Orreaga, composed of
orre (juniper) and
aga (a common Basque ending that indicates abundance), means "place full of junipers, juniper grove". ... [
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Orri m Old Norse, IcelandicOld West Norse byname meaning "black grouse", a type of game bird (Lyrurus tetrix).
Orribes m Arthurian CycleIn Spanish romance, a giant who wrought havoc in Britain, before being killed by Tristan the Younger.
Orry m ManxVariant and Anglicization of
Gorry.
Godred Crovan or "King Orry" is an important figure in Manx folklore, surviving in folk songs and local legends... [
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Örs m HungarianHungarian male name. Örs was an ancient Hungarian leader and the name seems to originate as one of the names of the Kabar (Turkic Khazar) tribes who joined the Magyar confederation in the 9th century... [
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Orsabaris f History, Old Persian (Hellenized, ?)Allegedly the Greek form of a Persian name meaning "brilliant Venus". This was the name of a 1st-century BC princess of Pontus, a state founded by the Persian Mithridatic dynasty, of which Orsabaris was a member as the youngest daughter of Mithridates VI.
Orsena f American (Rare, Archaic)In the case of Orsena Fowler (1838-1918), it appears to be a feminine form of
Orson, the name of her father - the American phrenologist Orson Squire Fowler.