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1/23/2016, 8:05 PM Lady_Skywalker

Name Oranje
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Dutch
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

Means "orange (colour)" in Dutch, in reference to the Dutch Royal Family, who in turn derive their name from the town of Orange (or Auranja) in France, first attested as Arausio in the first century. It was likely named for the local water god Arausio, and later conflated with the word for the fruit and colour.
Added 1/23/2016 by Lady_Skywalker