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OpherenafHebrew (Americanized, Rare) Ofer means "Fawn" in Hebrew while Ena means "a gift from god" in Japanese. So together, it means :A Gift from a Fawn God."
OphionmGreek Mythology Diminutive form of Ophios, as this name contains the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). In Greek mythology, Ophion was a titan who ruled Olympus together with Eurynome until the two were (forcibly) replaced by Cronus and Rhea.
OphiusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Ophios. In Greek mythology, Ophius is the father of Combe of Pleuron, a woman who was assaulted by her sons and subsequently transformed into a bird.
OpiliomItalian Derived from Latin opilio meaning "shepherd, herdsman, pastor". Also compare Opellius. A bearer of this name was Opilio Rossi (1910-2004), an Italian-American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
OpimiafAncient Roman Feminine form of Opimius. This was the name of a Vestal Virgin who died in 216 BC, after having been accused of having broken her vow of chastity.
OpimianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Opimius. This name has been borne by at least two Roman proconsuls from the 2nd century AD.
OpimiusmAncient Roman Roman nomen gentile which is derived from the Latin adjective opimus which can mean "fat, plump, corpulent, rich" (in reference to a person) as well as "fertile, fruitful" (in reference to land)... [more]
OpitermAncient Roman Archaic Roman praenomen which had already fallen out of use by the 1st century BC. It was typically given to a son that had been born after the death of his father, while the son's paternal grandfather was still alive... [more]
OpiterniusmAncient Roman Roman nomen gentile which was derived from Opiter. A bearer of this name was Lucius Opiternius, a Faliscan priest of Bacchus from the 2nd century BC.
OpochmacuexmNahuatl Means "bracelet worn on the left arm" in Nahuatl, from opochtli "the left, left-hand side" and macuextli "bracelet".
OpochtlimNahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology Means "the left, left-hand side" or "left-handed" in Nahuatl, figuratively "south". This was also the name of an Aztec deity associated with water, considered the god of fishing and hunting and a representative of the rain god Tlaloc.
OpokosławmPolish Derived from Polish opoka "rock, bedrock" combined with Slavic slav "glory". The meaning of this name is thus roughly "bedrock of glory".
OporafAncient Greek Means "autumn, fruit", from the Ancient Greek Ὀπώρα ('opṓra' "autumn, fruit"). Name of a minor goddess connected to fruit, the harvest, the wine harvest, and the season of autumn.
OppasmGothic Oppas (died after 712) was a member of the Visigothic elite in the city of Toledo on the eve of the Muslim conquest of Hispania.
OppiafAncient Roman Feminine form of Oppius. Oppia was a Vestal Virign; in 483 BC, she was found guilty of a breach of chastity and punished.
OppiusmAncient Roman Roman nomen gentile which was originally a praenomen; it is the latinized form of the Oscan praenomen Úppiis. Since Oscan is a language that has long been extinct and modern knowledge of its vocabulary is limited, it is uncertain what the meaning of the name was... [more]
OpportunefMedieval French, History (Ecclesiastical) From Middle French opportun meaning "suitable, fitting", a derivative of Latin opportunus "fit, suitable, convenient, timely". This was the name of an 8th-century French saint.
OpreafMedieval Romanian Derived from Romanian a opri "to stop". This name was given to a child in the hopes that it would be the last child born into the family.
OpsfRoman Mythology Derived from the Latin noun ops which can mean "power, might, influence" as well as "aid, help, support" and "wealth, abundance, riches, resources." In Roman mythology, Ops (also called Opis) is a fertility goddess who is the wife of Saturn and mother of (among others) Jupiter and Juno.
OpsiusmLate Roman Roman nomen gentile which was most likely derived from the Latin noun ops which can mean "power, might, influence" as well as "aid, help, support" and "wealth, abundance, riches, resources." However, the nomen could also have come into existence for a different reason than for referring to the particular meaning that I just described... [more]
OptatianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Optatus. A known bearer of this name was the 4th-century Latin poet Publilius Optatianus Porfirius.
OptatusmLate Roman, History Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin optatus, which can mean "wished for, longed for, desired, pleasing" as well as "chosen, selected". It is ultimately derived from the Latin verb opto, which can mean "to wish for, to desire" as well as "to choose, to select"... [more]
OptimusmAncient Roman, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Popular Culture Means "excellent" in Ancient Latin. Its etymology is uncertain. It can derive from the Greek root opti- meaning 'light, sight'. Another possible etimology is from Ancient Latin optàre "to choose, to desire" with the meaning of "the chosen one, the superior one"... [more]
OracemPopular Culture, English (American) Orace is the mule companion of Flip the Frog in such early 1930s cartoons as The Village Specialist, Spooks, and The Milkman, created by Ub Iwerks.... [more]
Oranm & fHebrew (Modern, Rare) Combination of the name Or, means "light" and the name Ran, means "singing" or "(he) sang", this name is not related to the name Oren.
Orangef & mEnglish First found as a feminine given name in medieval times, in the forms Orenge and Orengia. The etymology is uncertain, and may be after the place in France named Orange... [more]
OrannafGerman (Rare), Italian Name of a 6th century Irish saint buried at Berus (Saarland, Germany). The name can be interpreted as a feminine form of Oran.
OratammLenape A sagamore, or sachem, of the Hackensack Indians living in northeastern New Jersey during the period of early European colonization in the 17th century.
OrathaifThai Means "beautiful woman, young girl, maiden" in Thai.
OrbamIrish Mythology According to Irish legends and historical traditions, Orba was a son of Éber Finn. He and his brothers Ér, Ferón and Fergna were joint High Kings of Ireland for half a year after they killed their cousins in the Battle of Árd Ladrann... [more]
OrchenafGuanche From Guanche *oršena, meaning "young woman". This was the name of Tenesoya's maid.
OrchidfEnglish (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).
OrcusmRoman Mythology Likely a Roman transliteration of Horcus. In Roman mythology, Orcus was a god of the underworld and the punisher of broken oaths.
O'rdamUzbek Means "horde, confederation" or "head camp" in Uzbek.
OrdericmGermanic (?) Meaning unknown, though the "-ric" part probably comes from the Germanic element ric meaning "ruler".... [more]
OrdfriðmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English ord "point (of a weapon)" and friþ "peace".
OrdfriðafAnglo-Saxon Feminine form of Ordfrið, derived from Old English ord "point (of a weapon)" and friþ "peace". Cognate to Old Norse Oddfríðr.
OrdgarmAnglo-Saxon Means "spear-point", derived from Old English ord "point (especially of a weapon)" and gar "spear". It is a cognate of Old Norse Oddgeirr.
OrdgrimmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English ord "point (of a weapon)" and Old Norse gríma "mask".
OrdlafmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English ord "point (of a weapon)" (see ort) and lāf "legacy, remainder" (from laibō).
OrdmærmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English ord "point (of a sword)" and mære "famous".
OrdnoðmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements ord "point (of a weapon)" and noð "boldness, daring".
OrdoñomMedieval Spanish, Medieval Galician Spanish and Galician form of Medieval Latin Ordonius, itself of unknown meaning and origin. Theories include a corruption of Fortunius and a derivation from Basque urde "pig, wild boar".
OrdricmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements ord "point (of a weapon)" (compare Old German ort) and ric "ruler, king"... [more]
OrebmBiblical Means "raven" in Hebrew (related to the word erebh "sunset, evening"). In the Old Testament he was a Midianite leader slain by the Israelite Gideon; the "Rock of Oreb" was a cliff east of the Jordan River on which he was killed.
OreithyiafGreek Mythology An 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.
OrenthalmAfrican American (Rare) This given name is best known for being the first name of the retired American football player and actor O. J. Simpson, who was born in 1947 as Orenthal James Simpson. According to a 1968 interview with LIFE magazine, Simpson himself does not know the meaning and origin of his first name, telling the reporter that his aunt was the one who had named him and that she would only ever tell him that she had named him after a French or Italian actor.... [more]
OreozilifGreek (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.
OrestheusmGreek Mythology Probably a more elaborate form of Orestes, which is ultimately derived from Greek όρος (oros) meaning "mountain, hill". It is at least quite unlikely that this is a compound name where the second element is derived from Greek θεος (theos) meaning "god", because then the name would have been spelled as Ὀρεσθεος (Orestheos) in Greek... [more]
OrestillafAncient Roman Feminine form of the Roman cognomen Orestillus, which was a diminutive of Orestes. It was borne by Livia Orestilla, the second wife of Emperor Caligula.
OrestinusmAncient Roman Roman cognomen that was a derivative of the Greek name Orestes. It essentially means "of Orestes" in Latin, as it contains the Latin masculine adjectival suffix -inus; this suffix later developed into a diminutive suffix, so Orestinus could also be considered a Latin diminutive of Orestes... [more]
OrestismGreek Modern Greek spelling of Orestes. A known bearer of this name is the Greek professional soccer player Orestis Karnezis (b. 1985).
Oreumm & fKorean (Modern) From the verbal noun of verb 오르다 (oreuda) meaning "to go up" (compare Oreun).
Oreunm & fKorean (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).