All Submitted Names

Oppius m Ancient Roman
Roman nomen gentile which was originally a praenomen; it is the latinized form of the Oscan praenomen Úppiis. Since Oscan is a language that has long been extinct and modern knowledge of its vocabulary is limited, it is uncertain what the meaning of the name was... [more]

Oppoq f Uzbek
Means "pure white" in Uzbek.

Opportuna f Medieval French (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Opportune. It was the name of an 8th-century French saint.

Opportune f Medieval French, History (Ecclesiastical)
From Middle French opportun meaning "suitable, fitting", a derivative of Latin opportunus "fit, suitable, convenient, timely". This was the name of an 8th-century French saint.

Oprea f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian a opri "to stop". This name was given to a child in the hopes that it would be the last child born into the family.

Opri f & m Finnish
Karelian variant of Eufrosyne.

Oprosin f Khakas
Khakas form of Euphrosyne.

Ops f Roman Mythology
Derived from the Latin noun ops which can mean "power, might, influence" as well as "aid, help, support" and "wealth, abundance, riches, resources." In Roman mythology, Ops (also called Opis) is a fertility goddess who is the wife of Saturn and mother of (among others) Jupiter and Juno.

Opsiba f Biblical Greek
Greek form of Hephzibah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Opsius m Late Roman
Roman nomen gentile which was most likely derived from the Latin noun ops which can mean "power, might, influence" as well as "aid, help, support" and "wealth, abundance, riches, resources." However, the nomen could also have come into existence for a different reason than for referring to the particular meaning that I just described... [more]

Optaciano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Optatian.

Optat m Bulgarian, Catalan, French, Polish, Russian, German (Bessarabian)
Bulgarian, Catalan, French, Polish and Russian form of Optatus.

Optate m English (Modern, Rare)
English form of Optatus.

Optatian m English
English form of Optatianus. This was the name of a saint from the 6th century AD.

Optatianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Optatus. A known bearer of this name was the 4th-century Latin poet Publilius Optatianus Porfirius.

Optatien m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Optatian.

Optato m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Optatus.

Optatus m Late Roman, History
Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin optatus, which can mean "wished for, longed for, desired, pleasing" as well as "chosen, selected". It is ultimately derived from the Latin verb opto, which can mean "to wish for, to desire" as well as "to choose, to select"... [more]

Optaziano m Italian
Italian form of Optatian.

Optimus m Ancient Roman, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Popular Culture
Means "excellent" in Ancient Latin. Its etymology is uncertain. It can derive from the Greek root opti- meaning 'light, sight'. Another possible etimology is from Ancient Latin optàre "to choose, to desire" with the meaning of "the chosen one, the superior one"... [more]

Opu m Bengali, Hindi
Bangla Similar Word

Opukiri m Ijaw
Means "big land" in Ijaw.

Opula f Tamil

ʻŌpūnui f & m Hawaiian (Archaic)
Meaning "large-bellied". From Hawaiian ʻōpū "belly" and nui "big".

Opwonya f Swahili

Oqa f Karachay-Balkar
Means "gold or silver ribbon, braid, tinsel" in Karachay-Balkar.

Oqaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Oĸaĸ.

Oqbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

O'qchi m Uzbek
Means "arrow maker" in Uzbek.

Oqersuaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Oĸerssuaĸ.

Oqgo'zal f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and go'zal meaning "beautiful".

Oqgul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Oqibat f Uzbek
Means "kindness" in Uzbek.

Oqil m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Aqil. A notable bearer of this name is Oqil Oqilov (b. 1944), a former prime minister of Tajikistan.

Oqila m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Oĸila.

Oqila f Uzbek
Means "intelligent, wise" in Uzbek.

Oqiljon f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oqil meaning "intelligent, wise" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".

Oqiloy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oqil meaning "intelligent, wise" and oy meaning "moon".

Oqitsoq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Oĸitsoĸ.

Oqjahon f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and jahon meaning "the world".

Oqjamol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Oqko'ngil f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and ko'ngil meaning "heart".

Oqkumush f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and kumush meaning "silver".

Oqmaral f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and maral meaning "Caspian deer".

Oqmomiq f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and momiq meaning "soft like cotton".

Oqmoya f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and moya meaning "female camel".

Oqniyat f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and niyat meaning "intention".

Oqnovvot f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and novvot meaning "rock sugar".

Oqoltin f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and oltin meaning "gold".

Oqooqummaaq m & f Greenlandic
Younger form of Oĸôrĸungmaĸ.

Oqoyim f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and oyim, a title for aristocratic women.

Oqqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and qiz meaning "girl".

Oqsuluv f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Oqtay m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Oktay.

Oqub m Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Jacob.

Óquimo m Spanish
Spanish form of Ochimus.

Oquna m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Oĸuna.

Oqxol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and xol meaning "mole, dot, beauty mark".

Oqyurak f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and yurak meaning "heart".

Or m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Hur appearing in the Septuagint.

Orabel f English (Latinized)
From the Latin orabilis "easily entreated".

Orabelia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Orabilia.

Orabell f English (Rare)
Variant of Orabel

Orabella f English (Rare)
A Latin construction which suffixes orare with ābilis - thus interpretable as "given to prayer" or "entreatable."

Orabelle f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Orabella.

Orabile f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian form of Orabilis.

Orabilia f English (Latinized)
Orabilia, or Orable, from the Latin orabilis "easily entreated".

Orabilis f Medieval Latin
Derived from the Latin adjective orabilis meaning "exorable" as well as "entreatable". In turn, the word is derived from the Latin verb oro meaning "to speak" as well as "to plead, to beg, to pray, to entreat" combined with a Latin adjectival suffix (either -abilis or -bilis).... [more]

Orable f Medieval French, Literature
Medieval French form of Orabilis.... [more]

Oraççio m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Horatius.

Orace m Popular Culture, English (American)
Orace is the mule companion of Flip the Frog in such early 1930s cartoons as The Village Specialist, Spooks, and The Milkman, created by Ub Iwerks.... [more]

Oraci m Provençal
Provençal form of Horatius.

Oracio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Horatius.

Oración m Spanish

Oracle f American (Modern, Rare)
Form the English word oracle meaning "prophecy".

Oracy m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Horacy.

Oradina f Medieval Italian

Oraduena f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orodueynna.

Oradueynna f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orodueynna.

Oraduynna f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orodueynna.

Óráed m Old Irish
Derived from the Irish elements ór, meaning "golden", and áed, meaning "fire".

Órækia m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Úrœkja.

Órækja m Old Norse
Variant of Úrœkja.

Orahan m Spanish (Canarian)

Orahime f Japanese

Oraiozili f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ωραιοζήλη (see Oreozili).

Orak m Karakalpak
Means "sickle" in Karakalpak.

Orakwue m Igbo
Means "let the folks have their say" in Igbo.

Oralene f English
A form of Ora 1.

Orália f Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Italian Orelia.

Oralia f Spanish (Mexican), English, American (Hispanic)
Possibly a variant of Oralie.

Oraline f English
A form of Ora 1.

Oralva f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Oralyn f Various (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Oralie with the popular suffix lyn, or a combination of Ora and Lyn.

Oralyne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Oralyn.

Oralynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Oralyn.

Orama f Tahitian
Means "flame" in Tahitian.

Oraman m Khakas
Khakas form of Roman.

Oramel m English (American)

Oran m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Or, means "light" and the name Ran, means "singing" or "(he) sang", this name is not related to the name Oren.

Orana f Indigenous Australian
Meaning "the moon" in Australian Aboriginal.

Orana f Haitian Creole

Orana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Orana f Thai
Means "welcome" in Thai.

Oranda f German (Rare)
Variant form of Oranna.

Orande f Alsatian (Rare), French (Rare)
Variant of Oranna.

Orane f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Oranne.

Orange f & m English
First found as a feminine given name in medieval times, in the forms Orenge and Orengia. The etymology is uncertain, and may be after the place in France named Orange... [more]

Orángel m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Likely an elaboration of Ángel.

Orangie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine elaboration of Orange

Orangzaib m Urdu
Urdu form of Aurangzeb.

Orangzeb m Urdu
Urdu form of Aurangzeb.

Oranna f German (Rare), Italian
Name of a 6th century Irish saint buried at Berus (Saarland, Germany). The name can be interpreted as a feminine form of Oran.

Oranne f German (Rare), French (Rare)
Variant form of Oranna, also the standard French form of the same name.... [more]

Orannis m Literature
The last of the Nine Bright Shiners in Garth Nix's Abhorsen Trilogy. Orannis is the 'Destroyer'

Oraphin f Thai
Means "lotus, water lily" in Thai.

Orapin f Thai
Alternate transcription of Oraphin.

Oraqa f Medieval Galician
Variant of Orraca.

Orarat f Thai

Oras m Finnish
Means "shoots (cereal)" in Finnish.

Orasmyn m Old Persian

Orasta f Uzbek
Uzbek feminine meaning "neat, tidy".

Oratai f Thai
Alternate transcription of Orathai.

Oratam m Lenape
A sagamore, or sachem, of the Hackensack Indians living in northeastern New Jersey during the period of early European colonization in the 17th century.

Orathai f Thai
Means "beautiful woman, young girl, maiden" in Thai.

Oratile f & m Tswana, African
It is/was His (God's) will.

Oratios m Greek
Greek form of Horatio.

Oravera f Judeo-Italian (Archaic)
Derived from Italian oro "gold" and vera, the feminine form of the adjective vero, "true; genuine".

Orawan f Thai
From Thai อร (on) meaning "maiden, damsel, beautiful, lovely" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Oray f Turkish
A red moon like fire... [more]

Orazbay m Kazakh
From Kazakh ораза (oraza) meaning "fasting, Ramadan" and бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".

Orazbek m Kazakh
From Kazakh ораза (oraza) meaning "fasting, Ramadan" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Orazbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oraz meaning "beauty" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Orazgeldi m Turkmen
Means "Ramadan came" or "fasting came" in Turkmen.

Orazgül f Turkmen
Variant of Oraz.

Orazia f Sicilian (Rare)
Italian form of Horatia.

Oraziu m Corsican
Corsican form of Horatio.

Orazmyrat m Turkmen
Combination of Oraz and Myrat.

Orazziu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Horatius.

Orba f Medieval English
Late Medieval English variant of Orpah.

Orba m Irish Mythology
According to Irish legends and historical traditions, Orba was a son of Éber Finn. He and his brothers Ér, Ferón and Fergna were joint High Kings of Ireland for half a year after they killed their cousins in the Battle of Árd Ladrann... [more]

Orbala f Pashto
Means "firefly" in Pashto.

Orban m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Orbán.

Orbange f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of Inmaculada.

Orbat m French (Archaic)
Archaic French name found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté up until the late 1600s.

Orbelina f Central American

Orbella f Theatre
Queen Orbella was a character in Sir John Suckling's play 'Aglaura' (1637).

Orben m English
Possible variant of Orban.

Orberosia f Literature
A character in 'Penguin Island' by Anatole France.

Orbiana f Late Roman, History
Feminine form of Orbianus. This name was borne by the wife of Roman emperor Alexander Severus.

Orbiane f History (Gallicized)
French form of Orbiana.

Orbianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Orbius, which is derived from Latin orbis "circle, orb."

Orbinia f Ancient Roman

Orbita f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Orbó m Hungarian
Diminutive of Orbán.

Örbrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ǫr "arrow" (also compare Ǫrvar) and brún "eyebrow" or brúnn "brown".

Orcelia f English (American, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Orselia.

Orceti f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Oroceti.

Orchaldor m Literature
A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Orchaldor was a noble, son of Hatholdir a descendant of the House of Hador and a close personal friend of Tar-Meneldur. He married Ailinel the elder daughter of Tar-Meneldur and sister of Tar-Aldarion... [more]

Orchard m English
Transferred use of the surname Orchard.

Orchart m English
The name of two of Isabella Beeton's sons.

Orchen f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Or and Chen 2 means "graceful light" or "light of beauty" in Hebrew.

Orchena f Guanche
From Guanche *oršena, meaning "young woman". This was the name of Tenesoya's maid.

Orchid f English (Rare)
From the eponymous flowering plant. The plant's name derives from Latin orchis, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (orkhis), meaning "testicle" (the name was given to the plant because of the testicle-shaped subterranean parts of some European orchids).

Orchidea f Italian (Rare)
Directly taken from Italian orchidea "orchid".

Orchidée f French (Modern, Rare)
Derived from French orchidée "orchid".

Orchidėja f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun orchidėja meaning "orchid" (see Orchid).

Orchil f Literature, Germanic Mythology, Celtic Mythology (?)
The name of an obscure earth goddess, mentioned in poems by William Sharp and W. B. Yeats.

Orchilí f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Athanasia.

Orchiló m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Athanasios.

Orcio m Polish
Diminutive of Jerzy.

Orcius m Roman Mythology (?)
Most likely a variant of Orcus

Orçun m Turkish
Successors.

Orcus m Roman Mythology
Likely a Roman transliteration of Horcus. In Roman mythology, Orcus was a god of the underworld and the punisher of broken oaths.

O'rda m Uzbek
Means "horde, confederation" or "head camp" in Uzbek.

Ordabai m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Ордабай (see Ordabay).

Ordabay m Kazakh
From Kazakh орда (orda) meaning "horde, swarm" and бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".

Ordália f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese ordália "ordeal".

Ordbeorht m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ord "point (of a weapon)" (see ort) and beorht "bright".

Orddot m Sami
Meaning unknown.

Orde m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Orde m Mingrelian (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Means "to be" in the Mingrelian language

Orderic m Germanic (?)
Meaning unknown, though the "-ric" part probably comes from the Germanic element ric meaning "ruler".... [more]

Ordfrið m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English ord "point (of a weapon)" and friþ "peace".

Ordfriða f Anglo-Saxon
Feminine form of Ordfrið, derived from Old English ord "point (of a weapon)" and friþ "peace". Cognate to Old Norse Oddfríðr.

Ordgar m Anglo-Saxon
Means "spear-point", derived from Old English ord "point (especially of a weapon)" and gar "spear". It is a cognate of Old Norse Oddgeirr.

Ordgrim m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English ord "point (of a weapon)" and Old Norse gríma "mask".

Ordguydel f Medieval Cornish

Ordheah m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English ord "point (of a weapon)" (see ort) and heah "high".

Ordio m Spanish (Latin American)

Ordlaf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English ord "point (of a weapon)" (see ort) and lāf "legacy, remainder" (from laibō).

Ordmær m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English ord "point (of a sword)" and mære "famous".

Ordnoð m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ord "point (of a weapon)" and noð "boldness, daring".

Ordoño m Medieval Spanish, Medieval Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Medieval Latin Ordonius, itself of unknown meaning and origin. Theories include a corruption of Fortunius and a derivation from Basque urde "pig, wild boar".

Ordric m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ord "point (of a weapon)" (compare Old German ort) and ric "ruler, king"... [more]

Orduk m Yakut
Means "best" in Yakut.

Ordulf m Medieval German
The name is formed from the Germanic name elements ort "point" and wulf "wolf".... [more]

Orduna f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orodueynna.

Ordwig m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English ord "point (of a sword)" and wīġ "war, battle".

Ordwinus m Medieval English (Latinized, Rare)
Latinized form of Ortwin.

Ordwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ord "point (of a sword)" (compare Old German ort) and wulf "wolf".... [more]

Orea f Greek Mythology
The name of one of the eight hamadryad daughters of Oxylos and Hamadryas, associated with the ash tree... [more]

Oreacle m Irish

Oreah f Obscure
Variant of Orea.

Oreatha f English (African, Rare, ?)

Oreb m Biblical
Means "raven" in Hebrew (related to the word erebh "sunset, evening"). In the Old Testament he was a Midianite leader slain by the Israelite Gideon; the "Rock of Oreb" was a cliff east of the Jordan River on which he was killed.

Oreca f Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish variant of Urraca.

Ored m Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Ofradh.

Oreeditse m Tswana
Means "He (God) is listening" in Setswana.

Oregan f Breton
Variant of Aouregan.

Oregolagantse m & f Setswana
He joined us together

Oreithyia f Greek Mythology
An Athenian princess whom the god of the North wind, Boreas, fell in love with and swept off to marry while she was out dancing. Their sons became the Argonauts.

Oreithyius m Greek (Rare)
Masculine form of Oreithyia.

Orejtyja f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Orithyia.

Oreka f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque oreka "balance; equilibrium".

Orel m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Aaron

Orelebe m Tswana
Means "look at us" in Setswana.

Orelia f Medieval Italian (Tuscan), Venetian (Archaic)
Variant of Aurelia.

Orelias m & f Nigerian (Latinized, Rare)
Variation of Orelia meaning "Golden One". ... [more]

Orélie f Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Aurélie.

Orélien m French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole, French Creole
Variant of Aurélien.

Orella f Medieval English

Orelle f Hebrew
Feminine variant of the name Orel

Oren m Irish

Orena f English (American, Archaic)

Orenç m Gascon
Gascon form of Orentius.

Orencia f Galician
Feminine form of Orencio.

Orencio m Spanish (Rare), Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Orentius.

Orenda f & m New World Mythology
Orenda roughly translates into "Great Spirit", "divine essence", "Holy Spirit", or simply "God" in Iroquois.... [more]

Orendel m Medieval German, Literature
Middle High German form of Aurvandill via its Old High German form Orendil or Orentil.... [more]

Orene f English (American)
Meaning unknown, possibly created due to the popularity of similar sounding names such as Irene.

Oreneile f Tswana
Means "He (God) has given us" in Setswana.

Orenga f Medieval English
Variant of Orenge.

Orenge f Medieval French
Medieval French cognate of Orange and Orynge.

Orengia f Medieval English
Variant of Orenge.

Orenji f Japanese
From Japanese オレンジ (orenji) meaning "orange (colour)" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.

Orenka f Slavic (Archaic)

Orens m French (Rare), Gascon
French form of Orientius via its variant form Orentius.

Orente m Galician (Rare)
Variant of Orencio.

Orenthal m African American (Rare)
This given name is best known for being the first name of the retired American football player and actor O. J. Simpson, who was born in 1947 as Orenthal James Simpson. According to a 1968 interview with LIFE magazine, Simpson himself does not know the meaning and origin of his first name, telling the reporter that his aunt was the one who had named him and that she would only ever tell him that she had named him after a French or Italian actor.... [more]

Orentius m Late Roman
Variant form of Orientius.... [more]

Orenzia f Italian
Feminine form of Orenzio.

Orenzio m Italian
Italian form of Orentius.

Oreoluwa m & f Yoruba
Means "gift from God" in Yoruba.

Oreozili f Greek (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps a Greek form of a Hebrew name in which the initial element is אוֹר ('or) meaning "light". Saint Horaeozele or Oriozela of Reuma in Byzantium was an early Christian virgin martyr.

Orera f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish, Southern African, Eastern African
Possibly from Spanish or Italian orera meaning, "aurora." See also Aurora.

Oresanwo m African
The name is bear by the ijebu speaking people of western nigeria. ... [more]

Oresfey m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Orestheus.

Oreshnik m Russian
Means "hazelnut" in Russian.

Orest m Croatian, Russian, Ukrainian
Croatian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Orestes.

Oresta f Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Polish

Oresteo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Orestheus.

Orestheus m Greek Mythology
Probably a more elaborate form of Orestes, which is ultimately derived from Greek όρος (oros) meaning "mountain, hill". It is at least quite unlikely that this is a compound name where the second element is derived from Greek θεος (theos) meaning "god", because then the name would have been spelled as Ὀρεσθεος (Orestheos) in Greek... [more]

Oresti m Sicilian, Romansh
Sicilian and Romansh form of Orestes.

Orestiada f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Orestis.

Orestilla f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman cognomen Orestillus, which was a diminutive of Orestes. It was borne by Livia Orestilla, the second wife of Emperor Caligula.

Orestina f Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Italian feminine diminutive of Oreste. It also coincides with the feminine form of Orestinus, a Roman cognomen of the same origin.

Orestinus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen that was a derivative of the Greek name Orestes. It essentially means "of Orestes" in Latin, as it contains the Latin masculine adjectival suffix -inus; this suffix later developed into a diminutive suffix, so Orestinus could also be considered a Latin diminutive of Orestes... [more]

Orests m Latvian

Oresztész m Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Orestes.

Oreta f American (South, Rare)
Presumably a variant of Oretta or, less likely, of Orieta.

Orethy f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an old corruption of Dorothy.

Oreto f Catalan (Valencian)
From the title of the Virgin Mary Mare de Déu de l’Oreto meaning "Mother of God of Oreto" in Catalan. She is the patron saint of the municipality of L'Alcúdia, in Valencia, Spain.

Oretta f Medieval Italian

Orette f Jamaican Patois

Oreum m & f Korean (Modern)
From the verbal noun of verb 오르다 (oreuda) meaning "to go up" (compare Oreun).

Oreun m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of verb 오르다 (oreuda) meaning "to go up," coinciding with the dated term for the right(-hand) or right side (compare Oreum).

Orey m & f Hebrew (Anglicized, Modern)
Variant of Ori.

Oreyo m Asturian
Asturian form of Aurelio.

Orezi m & f Nigerian
A unisex name from a Nigerian origin meaning "Precious, your heart desire".

Orfa f Biblical Portuguese, Spanish (Latin American)

Orfe m Turkish
Turkish form of Orpheus.

Orfea f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Orfeo.

Orfefs m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Orpheus.

Orfej m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Orpheus.

Orfėjas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Orpheus.

Orfejs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Orpheus.

Orferus m Romani
Romani form of Orpheus.

Orfeu m Catalan, Corsican, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Corsican, Portuguese and Romanian form of Orpheus.

Orfeüs m Breton
Breton form of Orpheus. This name is not generally used as a given name.

Orfeus m Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Form of Orpheus.

Orfeusz m Greek Mythology (Polonized), Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Polish and Hungarian form of Orpheus.

Orfey m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Orpheus.

Orfila f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Orford m English (American, Rare)
The name was given to a baby boy born on a ship when sailing near Orford reef.

Orgad m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Or, means "light", and Gad, means Means "fortune, luck"

Organa f Popular Culture

Orgeluse f Arthurian Cycle
A woman in Wolfram von Eschenbachs 'Parsifal'.... [more]

Orgent m German (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Ørger m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ørjan.

Orges m Albanian

Orgesa f Albanian
Feminine form of Orges.

Orgest m Albanian

Orgesta f Albanian
Feminine form of Orgest.

Orgeta f Albanian

Orgetorix m Old Celtic, History
Derived from Celtic orgeto "killer" (which comes from orge "to kill") combined with Celtic rix "king." This name was borne by a leader of the Helvetii (a Celtic tribe), who lived in the 1st century BC.

Orghana f Mongolian
Possibly means "will grow" in Mongolian, derived from ургах (urgakh) meaning "to grow". ... [more]

Orgil m & f Mongolian
Means "top, peak, summit" in Mongolian.

Orgoglio m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Orgoglio is a proud giant who imprisons the Redcrosse Knight in Book 1 of "The Faerie Queene".... [more]

Orgona f Hungarian (Modern)
Derived from Hungarian orgona "lilac (shrub or flower)".