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View Name: Orson


ORSON
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: AWR-sən   [key]
Meaning & History
From an English surname which was originally a nickname meaning "bear cub", from a diminutive of Norman French ors "bear", ultimately from Latin ursus. American actor and director Orson Welles (1915-1985) was a famous bearer of this name.
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