This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the first letter is O.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Orbella f TheatreQueen Orbella was a character in Sir John Suckling's play 'Aglaura' (1637).
Orchid f English (Modern, Rare)From the eponymous flowering plant. The plant's name derives from Latin
orchis borrowed from Ancient Greek
ὄρχις (órkhis) “testicle” (the name was given to the plant because of the testicle-shaped subterranean parts of some European orchids).
Oreithyia f Greek MythologyAn 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.
Orenda f & m New World MythologyOrenda roughly translates into "Great Spirit", "divine essence", "Holy Spirit", or simply "God" in Iroquois.... [
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Orenji f JapaneseFrom Japanese オレンジ (orenji) meaning "orange (colour)" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
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.
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).
Orezi m & f NigerianA unisex name from a Nigerian origin meaning "Precious, your heart desire".
Orghana f MongolianPossibly means "will grow" in Mongolian, derived from ургах
(urgakh) meaning "to grow". ... [
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Orguelleuse f Arthurian CycleFeminine equivalent of
Orguelleus. This was used by the 13th-century German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach in
Parzival, his expansion and completion of Chrétien de Troyes' unfinished romance
Perceval, the Story of the Grail, for a hitherto unnamed character... [
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Ori m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese オリ (Ori), meaning "to fold", "to crease"
Orianko f & m AsháninkaEtymology uncertain, the first element is likely from the Ashaninka
oria meaning "sun".
Orianthi f Greek (Rare)Probably derived from the Greek noun ὄρος
(oros) meaning "mountain, hill" (compare
Orestes) combined with the Greek noun ἄνθος
(anthos) meaning "flower"... [
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Oribia f JapaneseFrom Japanese 織 (ori) meaning "to weave, to knit", 実 (bi) meaning "reality, truth" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". ... [
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Orie f JapaneseFrom Japanese 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Oriel m & f HebrewCombination of the names
Ori and
El means "My light is God", making it relative to
Uriel.
Orifija f RussianRussian and Ukrainian form of Orithyia. According to Greek mythology, upon the death of her mother, she became the new queen of the Amazons. She was famous for her perpetual virginity. Her war techniques were outstanding and brought much honor to the Amazon empire.
Orihei f TahitianFrom the Tahitian
ori meaning "a dance" and
hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers".
Orihime f JapaneseMeans "weaving princess". According to Shinto beliefs, there was a woman named Orihime who had a lover. But her lover became too distracting for her to continue her weaving, her father separated them, only allowing them to see each other once a year... [
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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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Oriya f HebrewCombination of the name
Ori with the letters יה (which are part of the name of God) means "My light is God" in Hebrew.
Oriya f JapaneseFrom Japanese 織 (ori) meaning "woven" combined with 夜 (ya) meaning "night; the evening". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Oriya f & m HebrewCombination of the name
Ori with the letters יה (which are part of the name of God). When the elements are put together, the name means "My light is God" in Hebrew.... [
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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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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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