This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the first letter is O.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Orme m EnglishTransferred 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... [
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Ormgæirr m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
ormr 'snake, serpent' and
geirr 'spear'.
Ormos m HungarianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Hungarian
orom "peak; ridge; summit".
Örn m Icelandic, SwedishFrom 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.
Orneus m Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Greek ὄρνις
(ornis) meaning "bird, chicken". Also compare Greek ὄρνεον
(orneon) meaning "bird" and the name
Ornytion... [
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Ornicar m Popular 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.
Ornytos m Greek MythologyPossibly 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".
Oro m TahitianEtymology uncertain, Oro is the name of a war god who is the national god of Tahiti.
Orochimaru m JapaneseThe 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... [
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Orocobix m Taíno (Archaic)Name of the cacique of the Jatibonicu region of Puerto Rico at the time of the arrival of Columbus.
Orodreth m LiteratureMeans "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.
O'roltosh m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'rol meaning "opening remark" and
tosh meaning "stone, rock".
Orome m LiteratureThe huntsman of the Valar in J.R.R. Tolkien's, the Silmarillion.
Oromis m LiteratureOromis is a fictional character in Christopher Paolini's Inheritance trilogy.
Orontius m Late RomanMeans "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.
Oroonoko m LiteraturePossibly 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... [
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Oropher m LiteratureMeans "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.
Orophernes m Old Persian (Hellenized), HistoryHellenized 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"... [
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O'roq m UzbekMeans "sickle" or "harvest" in Uzbek.
Oroveso m TheatrePossibly 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... [
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O'rozberdi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
berdi meaning "gave".
O'rozboq m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
boq meaning "to look" or "to take care of, raise, support".
O'rozboy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
O'rozjon m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
jon meaning "spirit, soul".
O'rozmurod m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
murod meaning "aim, wish, desire".
O'roznafas m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
nafas meaning "breath".
O'roznazar m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
nazar meaning "look, glance".
O'rozoq m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
oq meaning "white".
O'rozqilich m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
qilich meaning "sword".
O'rozsaid m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
said meaning "fortunate".
O'roztemir m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
temir meaning "iron".
O'roztoj m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
toj meaning "crown".
O'roztoy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
o'roz meaning "hope" and
toy meaning "colt".
Orri m Old Norse, IcelandicOld West Norse byname meaning "black grouse", a type of game bird (Lyrurus tetrix).
Orry m ManxVariant and Anglicization of
Gorry.
Godred Crovan or "King Orry" is an important figure in Manx folklore, surviving in folk songs and local legends... [
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Örs m HungarianHungarian 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... [
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Orsilochos m Greek MythologyThe 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"... [
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Orsippos m Ancient GreekThe 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"... [
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Orsippus m Ancient 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).
Orthagoras m Ancient GreekThere are three possible meanings for this name: "to speak loudly at the assembly", "righteous speaker" and "righteous assembly".... [
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Orthros m Greek MythologyFrom 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... [
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Oruc m AzerbaijaniMeans "sawm" in Azerbaijani, referring to the practice of fasting in Islam.
Oruç m TurkishMeans "fast" in Turkish. A famous bearer of this name is Oruç Reis (c. 1474–1518), a Barbary pirate.
Orvoloson m Literature (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... [
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Ory m French (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.
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".
Orynbasar m KazakhMeans "deputy, assistant" or "replacement" from Kazakh орын
(oryn) meaning "place, position" and басар
(basar) meaning "holder".
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.
Osaaki m JapaneseFrom Japanese 修 (osa) meaning "discipline, study" combined with 明 (aki) meaning "bright". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Osaba m Medieval BasqueDerived from Basque
osaba "uncle". As a given name, Osaba was recorded from the 10th century onwards.
Osafumi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 修 (osa) meaning "study, discipline" combined with 史 (fumi) meaning "history". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
Osahiro m JapaneseFrom 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"... [
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Osahito m JapaneseFrom 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.
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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Osameru m JapaneseFrom Japanese 修 (osameru) meaning "discipline, study", as well as other kanji which have the same pronunciation.
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.
Osao m JapaneseFrom Japanese 治 (osa) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" combined with 雄 (o) meaning "male". This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well.
Osasuke m JapaneseFrom 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.
Osata m JapaneseFrom Japanese 長 (osa) meaning "chief, head, leader" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Osataka m JapaneseFrom Japanese 魁 (osa) meaning "chief" combined with 岳 (taka) meaning "mountain peak". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Osato m JapaneseFrom Japanese 治 (osa) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Osaya m JapaneseFrom Japanese 修 (osa) meaning "study, discipline" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well.
Osayuki m JapaneseFrom Japanese 魁 (osa) meaning "chief" combined with 進 (yuki) meaning "advance, make progress, enter". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Osazee m EdoThis 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... [
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Osazuwa m Bini, AfricanOrigin from Edo State of Nigeria, West Africa..it means God has chosen wealth for me
Osbald m Anglo-SaxonDerived from Old English
os "god" and
beald "bold, brave". This name was borne by an 8th-century king of Northumbria.
Osceola m History, 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.
Ose m & f EsanMeans "god" in Esan. This is also the short form of names that begin in this element.
Osebo m AkanOsebo is a LEOPARD in the ancient stories of Ananse, the "Spider Man". He was PHYSICALLY STRONG.
Osgeard m Anglo-SaxonDerived 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.
Osgod m Anglo-SaxonOld English form of Old Norse
Ásgautr. A notable bearer was Osgod Clapa, a nobleman in Anglo-Saxon England and major landowner in East Anglia.
Osh m Sanskrit, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Indian, Hinduism, Sinhalese, Bengali, Malayalam, Hindi, Punjabi, Kannada, American, Marathi, Gujarati, FijianMeans-shining, combustion, burning
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-).
Osham m IndianMEANING - with ardour, eagerly, quickly, while burning ... [
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Oshik m YiddishOshik, also rarely seen as Ushach is a Yiddish/Hebrew form of the name Yehoshua.
Oshin m ArmenianEtymology uncertain, perhaps from
օշինդր (oshindr) meaning "wormwood".
Oshri m & f Hebrew (Modern)Means "my happiness" in Hebrew, variant of the name
Osher. Famous bearer is the actor Oshri Cohen (born 1984)
Osiah m MelungeonAppalachian Melungeon name meaning salvation, name of the first human in some minor Melungeon religions.
Osita m IgboOsita is a shorter form of Osita di nma which means from today onwards it will be better.
Oslaf m Anglo-SaxonDerived from Old English
os "god" and
lāf "legacy, remains" (from
laibō). This name was borne by a son of Æthelfrith, who was King of Bernicia from c. 593 until his death c. 616.
Oslo m Popular CultureFrom the capital of Norway. Oslo is one of the nine robbers in 2017 Tv-series 'Money Heist' La casa de papel.
Osma m Finnish (Rare)Variant of
Osmo. 'Osma' is also another word for "wolverine" (mostly known as 'ahma' in Finnish).
Ošmari m MariDerived from
oš meaning "white" and
marij meaning "man".
Osmo m FinnishFrom a poetic term meaning "fiancé" or "young man", called both
osmo and
osma in Finnish.
Oso m Popular CultureName of character in Disney's Special Agent Oso and means "bear" in Spanish.
Osor m & f BuryatMeans "spread of light" in Buryat.
Ošpajko m MariDerived from
oš meaning "white" and probably
baj meaning "rich".
Ospan m KazakhKazakh form of
Uthman, though the name can also be interpreted to be derived from Persian آسمان
(âsmân) "sky, heaven".
Osræd m Anglo-SaxonOriginal form of
Osred derived from the elements
os "god" and
ræd "counsel, advise" meaning "god's counsel, advised by god, god's advice"... [
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