OrientiusmLate Roman Derived from the Latin noun oriēns "daybreak, dawn, sunrise" or, by extension, "east" (as the dawn broke from the east in Rome). In its participle usage, the word also meant "rising" (also "appearing" or "originating")... [more]
OrinmLiterature, English (Rare) Used by Eugene O'Neill in Mourning Becomes Electra as a deliberate link, it has been suggested, with Greek Orestes. ... [more]
Orinf & mJapanese (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.... [more]
Orinf & mHebrew Means "lights", from Aramaic origin.
Orinocom & fEnglish, Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), English (Modern) The name of one of the longest rivers in South America. Irish musician Enya used the name of the river in her song 1988 song "Orinoco Flow," which many people know as "Sail Away." A famous bearer is male swimmer from New Zealand Orinoco Faamausili-Banse-Prince.
Oriolem & fEnglish From 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)"... [more]
OrisonmEnglish (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".... [more]
Oriyaf & mHebrew Combination 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.... [more]
Orizobam & fNahuatl Possibly from the Nahuatl word meaning "valley of happy waters". Another theory suggests it is a distant derivation of Tarshish, meaning "trading post".... [more]
OrkunmTurkish (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.
OrmemEnglish Transferred 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... [more]
OrmgæirrmOld Norse Old Norse combination of ormr 'snake, serpent' and geirr 'spear'.
OrmosmHungarian Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Hungarian orom "peak; ridge; summit".
OrmrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from Old Norse ormr "snake, serpent" (the English word worm derives from the same root). In Norse mythology this was another name for Jǫrmungandr, the son of Loki... [more]
ÖrnmIcelandic, Swedish From 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.
OrneusmGreek Mythology Possibly derived from Greek ὄρνις (ornis) meaning "bird, chicken". Also compare Greek ὄρνεον (orneon) meaning "bird" and the name Ornytion... [more]
OrnicarmPopular 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.
OrnytionmGreek Mythology Diminutive form of Ornytos, as this name contains the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). In Greek mythology, Ornytion was the name of the father of Phocus and Thoas.
OrnytosmGreek Mythology Possibly 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".
OromTahitian Etymology uncertain, Oro is the name of a war god who is the national god of Tahiti.
OrochimarumJapanese The 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... [more]
OrocobixmTaíno (Archaic) Name of the cacique of the Jatibonicu region of Puerto Rico at the time of the arrival of Columbus.
OrodrethmLiterature Means "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.
OrontiusmLate Roman Means "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.
OroonokomLiterature Possibly 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... [more]
OrophermLiterature Means "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.
OrophernesmOld Persian (Hellenized), History Hellenized form of an ancient Persian name, which must have consisted of two elements. The first element is still unknown to me, but the second element must probably have been derived from Old Persian farnah "glory, splendour, fortune"... [more]
OrophinmLiterature Possibly means "mountain-peak". In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the name of an Elf, the brother of Haldir and Rúmil.
OrovesomTheatre Possibly 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... [more]
OrrymManx Variant and Anglicization of Gorry. Godred Crovan or "King Orry" is an important figure in Manx folklore, surviving in folk songs and local legends... [more]
ÖrsmHungarian Hungarian 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... [more]
OrsilochosmGreek Mythology The first element of this name is uncertain. It might possibly be derived from ὄρσω (orso), the future case of the Greek verb ὄρνυμι (ornymi) meaning "to awaken, to arouse" as well as "to raise, to excite" and "to stir up"... [more]
OrsipposmAncient Greek The first element of this name is uncertain. It might possibly be derived from ὄρσω (orso), the future case of the Greek verb ὄρνυμι (ornymi) meaning "to awaken, to arouse" as well as "to raise, to excite" and "to stir up"... [more]
OrsippusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Orsippos. A notable bearer of this name was the Greek runner Orsippus of Megara. He was not only the first to run naked in the Olympic Games, but also the first to win it naked (in 720 BC).
OrthagorasmAncient Greek There are three possible meanings for this name: "to speak loudly at the assembly", "righteous speaker" and "righteous assembly".... [more]
OrthrosmGreek Mythology From Greek ὄρθρος (orthros) meaning "the time just before daybreak, early dawn, cock-crow". He was a mythological two-headed watchdog, a brother of Cerberus and son of the monster Echidna, that kept the herds of Geryon on the island Erytheia, and was there killed by Herakles... [more]
OrtmarmOld High German, Old Saxon, Medieval, Medieval English Old English ord, Old High German ort "point (of a spear or sword)" + Old English mære, Old High German, Old Saxon māri from Proto-Germanic mērijaz "famous".
OrtnitmMedieval German Formed from the Germanic name elements ort "point (of a sword)" and neid "necessity, need; envy, jealousy".... [more]
OrvomFinnish (Rare) From the archaic Finnish word orvo meaning "orphan".
OrvolosonmLiterature (Italianized) The equivalent of Marvolo in the Italian version of the Harry Potter novels. In the new reprintings it was replaced with the original name, as were most of the other characters' names... [more]
OrymFrench (Swiss, Archaic) Of uncertain origin and meaning, although current theories include a derivation from Ulrich via the form Oulry. This name has been found in French-speaking Switzerland up until the late 1600s.
Oryamm & fHebrew (Modern, Rare) Means "light and sea" in Hebrew, from a combination of Or, meaning "light", and name Yam, meaning "sea".
Oryanf & mHebrew The 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".
Oryzaf & mIndonesian Literally taken from the genus of plants in the grasses' family. This name is being used in reference to Oryza sativa, the Asian rice.
OsaakimJapanese From Japanese 修 (osa) meaning "discipline, study" combined with 明 (aki) meaning "bright". Other kanji combinations are possible.
OsabamMedieval Basque Derived from Basque osaba "uncle". As a given name, Osaba was recorded from the 10th century onwards.
OsafumimJapanese From Japanese 修 (osa) meaning "study, discipline" combined with 史 (fumi) meaning "history". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
OsahiromJapanese From Japanese 修 (osa) meaning "discipline, study" combined with 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant, generous", 弘 (hiro) meaning "expand", 博 (hiro) meaning "wide, broad, rich, abundant, plentiful" combined with 洋 (hiro) meaning "ocean"... [more]
OsahitomJapanese From Japanese 理 (osa) meaning "reason, logic", 治 (osa) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" or 長 (osa) meaning "chief, head, leader" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Osamem & fJapanese From 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)... [more]
OsamerumJapanese From Japanese 修 (osameru) meaning "discipline, study", as well as other kanji which have the same pronunciation.
Osamim & fJapanese From 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.
OsaomJapanese From Japanese 治 (osa) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" combined with 雄 (o) meaning "male". This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well.
OsasukemJapanese From Japanese 魁 (osa) meaning "chief, leader" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help" or 佑 (suke) meaning "to assist; to help; to protect". Other kanji combinations are possible.
OsatamJapanese From Japanese 長 (osa) meaning "chief, head, leader" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.
OsatakamJapanese From Japanese 魁 (osa) meaning "chief" combined with 岳 (taka) meaning "mountain peak". Other kanji combinations are possible.
OsatomJapanese From Japanese 治 (osa) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
OsayamJapanese From Japanese 修 (osa) meaning "study, discipline" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well.
OsayukimJapanese From Japanese 魁 (osa) meaning "chief" combined with 進 (yuki) meaning "advance, make progress, enter". Other kanji combinations are possible.
OsazeemEdo This is a religious name. It deals with Osanobua, the creator god, intervention from Edo mythology. There are different meanings apparently. In the case of Osazee one is "God's chosen one." Another case for Osazee is "Osanobua has reconciled us." In the case of Osaze its "God delivered me." In the Osaze situation it deals with conflict and family stress... [more]
OsazuwamBini, African Origin from Edo State of Nigeria, West Africa..it means God has chosen wealth for me
OsbaldmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English os "god" and beald "bold, brave". This name was borne by an 8th-century king of Northumbria.
OsbealdmAnglo-Saxon Original form of Osbald derived from the Old English elements os "god" and beald "bold, brave" meaning "boldness of god, god's bravery"... [more]
OsceolamHistory, Creek (Anglicized) Anglicized form of Creek Asi Yahola meaning "black drink singer" from asi, the name of a ritual beverage, and yahola "shouter". It was borne by a 19th-century Seminole leader.
OsgeardmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and geard "yard, garden" (from gardaz). Cognate to Old Norse Ásgærðr, which is a feminine name in contrast.
OsgodmAnglo-Saxon Old English form of Old Norse Ásgautr. A notable bearer was Osgod Clapa, a nobleman in Anglo-Saxon England and major landowner in East Anglia.
Oshaem & fAfrican American Perhaps 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-).
OshammIndian MEANING - with ardour, eagerly, quickly, while burning ... [more]