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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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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.
Ormfríðr f Old NorseOld Norse combination of
ormr "snake, serpent" and
fríðr "beautiful", originally "beloved".
O'rmonoy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
o'rmon meaning "forest" and
oy meaning "moon".
Orochi f Japanese MythologyFrom Japanese
大蛇 meaning "big snake". In Mythology, this was the name of a serpent that demanded virgin sacrifices.
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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Orono f JapaneseOrono Noguchi is the lead singer of the band Superorganism.
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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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'rozjahon f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
jahon meaning "the world".
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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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.
Ortal f HebrewCombination of
Or and
Tal; composed of Hebrew אוֹר
('or) meaning "light" and טַל
(tal) meaning "dew" (together meaning "dew glow").
Orthia f Greek MythologyMeaning uncertain, possibly of pre-Greek origin, but perhaps related to Greek ὄρθιος
(orthios) which meant "straight up, steep, uphill" as well as "setting straight". This was the name of a pre-Greek goddess worshipped in the central Peloponnese and later identified with
Artemis (called Artemis Orthia).
Orthosia f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ὄρθωσις
(orthosis) meaning "prosperity". Orthosia or Orthosie was one of the Horae (Greek goddesses associated with times and seasons).
Ortiqbibi f UzbekDerived from
ortiq meaning "superior" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Ortiqbuvish f UzbekDerived from
ortiq meaning "superior" and
buvish meaning "lady".
Ortiqgo'zal f UzbekDerived from
ortiq meaning "superior" and
go'zal meaning "beautiful".
Ortiqjamol f UzbekDerived from
ortiq meaning "superior" and
jamol meaning "beauty".
Ortlinde f TheatreThe name can be interpreted as a dithematic Germanic name formed of the name elements
ort "point (of a sword or a lance)" and
linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft"... [
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Oryan f & m HebrewThe word Oryan is from the Aramaic name "Bar Oriyan" which means "Educated In The Bible", this is also variant of the French name
Oriane /
Orianne means "gold".
Oryx f LiteratureThe name of a character in Canadian author Margaret Atwood's 'Oryx and Crake' (2003).... [
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Oryza f & m IndonesianLiterally taken from the genus of plants in the grasses' family. This name is being used in reference to
Oryza sativa, the Asian rice.
Osa f EnglishMeaning unknown. This was the name of American explorer and documentary filmmaker Osa Johnson (1894-1953). In the case of Danish actress Osa Massen (1914-2006) it was apparently an Anglicized form of
Aase, her birth name, a variant of
Åse.
Osa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 緒 (o) meaning "thread" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Osa f Danish (Rare)Short form of names beginning with the element
Os-, itself derived from Old Norse
óss "god" or
ǫss "heathen god".
Osaka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 修 (osa) meaning "discipline, study" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
Osakabenomiko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 忍 (
osa) meaning "patience, endurance, stamina", 壁 (
kabe) meaning "wall; barrier", 皇 (
nomi) meaning "emperor" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Osako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 修 (osa) meaning "discipline, study" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Osame m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 治 (osame) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" or 修 (osame) meaning "discipline, study" or from Japanese 治 (osa) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" or 長 (osa) meaning "chief, head, leader" combined with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" or 女 (me) meaning "female, woman, wife" (for females)... [
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Osami m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 修 (osa) meaning "discipline, study" combined with 身 (mi) meaning "body" (mostly masculine) or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" (mostly feminine). Other kanji combinations are possible.
Osana f Medieval BasqueOf uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Basque
otzan "tame" or a derivation from Basque
otso "wolf".
Osana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 緒 (o) meaning "thread", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" combined with 那 (na) meaning "what". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Osana f Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical)Derived from the Old English elements
os "god" and
āna "sole, alone". This name was borne by Saint Osana, a Northumbrian princess whose local following as a saint developed informally after her death, though she was never officially canonised... [
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Osane f JapaneseFrom Japanese 綜 (osa) meaning "arrange threads for weaving" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ose m & f EsanMeans "god" in Esan. This is also the short form of names that begin in this element.
Oselie f Norwegian (Archaic)Variant of
Åselie. In some cases, however, it may have been a borrowing of the stage name of the Norwegian opera singer Gina Oselio (Ingeborg Mathilde Laura Aas, 1858-1937), who had based it on the Norwegian surname
Aas.
Oshae m & f African AmericanPerhaps a variant of
Oshea. This is borne by Oshae Brissett (1998-), a Canadian basketball player of Jamaican descent. A female bearer is American boxer Oshae Jones (1998-).
Oshna f Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Malayalam, Kannada, Hinduism, Hindi, American, Fijian, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi, AssameseMEANING - a little warm, tepid ... [
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Oshri m & f Hebrew (Modern)Means "my happiness" in Hebrew, variant of the name
Osher. Famous bearer is the actor Oshri Cohen (born 1984)
Osh-tisch f & m Sioux (Rare)Means "Finds Them and Kills Them" in Crow, from the verb
óhchikaapi ("find"). Osh-Tisch was a Crow badé, a male-bodied person in a Crow community who took part in some of the social and ceremonial roles usually filled by women in that culture.
Ósk f Old Norse, IcelandicOld Norse name, directly from Old Norse
ósk meaning "wish". This is related to
Óski, one of the names of the Norse god
Odin, and is found in
ósk-mær or "wish-maiden", a common epithet of the Valkyries.
Oslafa f Anglo-SaxonFeminine form of
Oslaf. This name was borne by the wife of Æthelfrith, King of Bernicia, who was the mother of Domne Eafe.
O'sma f UzbekDerived from the name of a kohl-like plant and its dye.
Osmanne f French (Archaic)French form of
Osmanna, common in the area around Féricy in the region of Île-de-France in the 1600s and 1700s thanks to saint Osmanne who is the patron saint of Féricy.
Osor m & f BuryatMeans "spread of light" in Buryat.
Osor m & f MongolianFrom Tibetan འོད་ཟེར
('od zer) meaning "ray of light, radiance".
Ösp f IcelandicMeans "aspen tree" in Icelandic, from Old Norse
ǫsp.