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Ordorika BasqueFrom the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Muxika, Spain, possibly derived from Basque
ordo "plain, field, meadow" and
ori "yellow" combined with the toponymic suffix
-ika meaning "slope" or "place of".
Ore EnglishHabitational name from
Woore (Shropshire, England).
Orfanelli ItalianMeans "little orphans" in Italian, ultimately from Ancient Greek
ὀρφᾰνός "without parents; bereft". Given to children raised in an orphanage.
Orfanov RussianDerived from Greek ὀρφανός
(orphanos) meaning "orphan".
Org EstonianOrg is an Estonian surname meaning "valley".
Organ EnglishMetonymic occupational name for a player of a musical instrument (any musical instrument, not necessarily what is now known as an organ), from Middle English organ (Old French organe, Late Latin organum ‘device’, ‘(musical) instrument’, Greek organon ‘tool’, from ergein ‘to work or do’).
Organ EnglishFrom a rare medieval personal name, attested only in the Latinized forms
Organus (masculine) and
Organa (feminine).
Orgerii Jewish, Judeo-ProvençalAaron Orgerii is listed in the index of names of Jews in France in the late middle ages in Heinrich Gross' book Judaia Gallica. There is also an extent copy of a deed between "the Jew Nathan Orgerii and Johannes Raynaud", written in Arles in Provence in 1366... [
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Orgeron French (Cajun)From the Norman French family name Orger, which is a abbreviated form of the ancient Norman name Orglander.
Orgla EstonianOrgla is an Estonian surname meaning "valley area".
Orido JapaneseFrom 織 (
ori) meaning "weaving" and 戸 (
do) meaning "door, exit".
Orihara JapaneseFrom Japanese 折
(ori) meaning "fold, bend" and 原
(hara) meaning "field, plain".
Orikasa JapaneseFrom Japanese 折
(ori) meaning "fold, bend" and 笠
(kasa) referring to a type of Asian conical hat.
Orimen Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 折 (
ori) meaning "occasion; time" or "fold" and 免 (
men) meaning "dismissal".
Oritz BasqueHabitational name from Oritz, a town in Navarre province.
Orkan PolishFrom Goral, a topolect/language closely related to mainline Polish.
Orleans FrenchFrom Orléans, a city in France sieged by the English in 1429. Orléans is derived from
Aurelianum, meaning "of
Aurelius" in Latin.
Orlikowski PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Orlikowo in Łomża voivodeship.
Orłowski PolishHabitational name for someone from any of various places called Orłów, Orłowo or Orły, all derived from Polish
orzeł meaning "eagle".
Ormerod EnglishHabitational name for a person from a minor place named Ormerod in Lancashire, from Old Norse given name
Ormr and Old English
rod "cleared land".
Ornstein JewishOrnamental name composed of a variant of Horn (in regions where Yiddish has no h) + stein ‘stone’.
Oroña GalicianThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the parish of Santo Ourente de Entíns in the municipality of Outes.
Orona SpanishSpanish: habitational name from a town of this name in Burgos province.
Oronoz BasqueFrom the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Baztan, Spain, of uncertain etymology.
Orosco Spanish, BasqueVariant of
Orozco. Means "place of the holly trees" from
oros meaning "holly tree" and the suffix
-ko signifying a place. Also believed to have been derived from Latin
orosius meaning "the son of bringer of wisdom".
Orpin EnglishMeans "herbalist" (from Middle English
orpin "yellow stonecrop", a plant prescribed by medieval herbalists for healing wounds). A variant spelling was borne by British painter Sir William Orpen (1878-1931).
Orrell EnglishHabitational name from either of two minor places in Lancashire called
Orell. The placename derives from Old English
ora "bank, slope, hill, edge" or
ora "ore" and
hyll "hill".
Orrels Medieval EnglishMeans "Ore hill", likely for iron ore miners. From the Old English
ora, meaning "ore" and
hyll, meaning hill.... [
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Orris English (Canadian)This unusual and interesting name is of Italian, Latin origin, and derives from one of the earliest Roman names, "Horatius". The name is thought to mean something connected with "hora", the Latin for "hour", but the original meaning has been lost... [
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Orro EstonianOrro is an Estonian surname, probably derived from the prefix "oro-", relating to "hill" ("mäe") and "mountain" ("mägi"); "mountainous" or "hilly".
Orru ItalianFrom Sardinian
orrù "bramble", itself from Latin
rubus "bramble, blackberry bush".
Orsi ItalianPatronymic or plural form of
Orso. It may also be an Italianized form of Slovenian Uršic, metronymic from the female personal name Urša, short form of Uršula (Latin Ursula), or a patronymic from the male personal name Urh, Slovenian vernacular form of Ulrik, German Udalrich
Ørsted DanishA notable bearer was Hans Christian Ørsted (1777-1851), a Danish physicist and chemist.
Ort GermanEither from the ancient Germanic personal name
Orto, a short form of various compound names with the first element
ort "point (of a sword spear)"... [
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Ortman GermanThe surname Ortman was first found in Silesia, where the name emerged after the 14th century, where it was related to the name "Ertmar"; this name is also reflected in the place name Erdmannsdorf, found in both Saxony and Silesia... [
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Ortolano Italian, Spanishoccupational name for a cultivator or seller of fruit and vegetables
ortolano "gardener" from a derivative of
orto "vegetable garden" (from Latin
hortus "garden"). The term was also used in the medieval period to denote both a cleric with a fervant devotion to pastoral work and a rough or uncouth person and in some instances may have been applied as a nickname in either sense... [
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Ortuzar BasqueDerived from Basque
ortu "garden, orchard" and the suffix
-zar meaning "old".
Oru EstonianOru is an Estonian surname derived from "org" meaning "valley".
Oruç TurkishFrom Turkish
oruç meaning ''fast, to abstain from food''.
Orueta BasqueFrom the name of a district in the town of Gautegiz-Arteaga, Spain, derived from Basque
oru "ground, place, building site" and the toponymic suffix
-eta "place of, abundance of".
Orumaa EstonianOrumaa is an Estonian surname derived from "org ("valley") and "maa" ("land").
Orus-ool TuvanMeans "Russian boy" in Tuvan, from Tuvan орус
(orus) meaning "Russian (person)" combined with оол
(ool) "son, boy".
Oryschak UkrainianRefers to someone from the village of Oryshkivsti in Ternopil Oblast in present-day Western Ukraine.
Orzechowski PolishPolish from Orzech meaning "hazelnut", someone who is living by a hazelnut tree or a nickname for someone with light brown hair.
Osa f SpanishIt means she-wolf in spanish, and/or wolf in basque
Osada JapaneseFrom Japanese 長
(osa) meaning "chief, head, leader" and 田
(da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Osafune Japanese"Osafune" (長船) is a Japanese surname. It originates from the Osafune area in Japan, which historically was known for producing swords during the feudal period. The name "Osafune" itself doesn't have a specific meaning, but it's associated with the renowned sword-making tradition of the region... [
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Ōsaka JapaneseFrom Japanese 逢
(o) meaning "meeting, encounter" and 坂
(saka) meaning "slope".
Osaki JapaneseFrom the Japanese 大 (
o) "big" and 崎, 埼, 﨑 or 岬 (
saki) "peninsula," "cape" or 嵜 (
saki) "steep," "promontory."
Osako JapaneseFrom Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, large" combined with 迫 (sako) meaning "imperative".... [
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Osame JapaneseFrom Japanese 納 (
osame), a variant spelling of 納め (
osame) meaning "to pay fees, to supply, to store, to complete, to restore".... [
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Osanai JapaneseFrom Japanese 小
(o) meaning "small", 山
(san) meaning "mountain" and 内
(nai) meaning "inside".
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 大仏 (
daibutsu) meaning "great statue of Buddha" with an assigned reading of おさらぎ (
osaragi), from さらぎ (
saragi), sound-changed from さらき (
saraki), from 更木 (
saraki) meaning "new wood; unused wood", referring to a statue of Buddha that was created using fresh wood.
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 大仏 (
Osaragi), a variant reading of 大仏 (
Daibutsu), a clipping of 大仏ケ谷 (
Daibutsugayatsu), a former name for the area of Hase in the city of Kamakura in the prefecture of Kanagawa in Japan.
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 大仏 (
Osaragi), sound- and script-changed from 若木 (
Osanagi), a clipping of 若木山 (
Osanagiyama) meaning "Osanagi Mountain", a mountain in the city of Higashine in the prefecture of Yamagata in Japan.
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 大仏 (
daibutsu) meaning "great statue of Buddha" with an assigned reading of おさらぎ (
saragi), sound-changed from Old Japanese おぽさらぎ (
oposaragi), from オポ (
opo) meaning "great; large" and サラギ (
saragi) meaning "newcomer", referring to the large number of visitors to a great statue of Buddha.
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 大仏 (
osaragi), from Old Japanese オホソレキ (
ohosoreki), from オホ (
oho) meaning "great; large", ソレ (
sore) meaning "slash-and-burn cultivation" , and キ (
ki) meaning "place", referring to a place in the mountains that had been slash-and-burn cultivated.
Osato JapaneseO means "big" and sato means "hamlet, village, town".
Osbaldeston EnglishHabitational name for a person from the village called Osbaldeston in Lancashire, derived from Old English given name
Osbald and
tun "enclosure, town".
Ó Scannail IrishÓ Scannail is both the name of a sept in Ireland and a surname. It is derived from the Gaelic term
scannal, meaning "contention" or "strife."
Ose JapaneseFrom 大 (
o) meaning "big, large, great" and 瀬 (
se) meaning "torrent, ripple, current".
Ó Seanachain IrishMeans "grandson of
Seanachan". Alternatively, may be derived from Gaelic
seanachaidh, meaning "skilled storyteller".
Oseguera SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Valle de Mena.
Osei Ghanian, AkanThis name is of Ghanaian, Akan, and Fante origin and means "noble, honorable"
Osgood English, JewishEnglish: Old Norse personal name Asgautr, composed of the elements as'god'+the tribal name Gaul. This was established in England before the Conquest, in the late old English forms Osgot or Osgod and was later reinforce by the Norman Ansgot.... [
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O'Sheeran Irish (Rare)Anglicized form of either Ó Sírín or Ó Síoráin meaning "descendant of Sírín" and "descendant of Síoráin" respectively. Sírín and Síoráin are variants of the same name, both are derived from a diminutive of
síor meaning "long-lasting".
Osinaga BasqueHabitational name derived from Basque
osin "pit, well, abyss, depths" and
-aga "place of, group of".
Osler EnglishPossibly derived from
Ostler (from the the Norman 'Hostelier') meaning clerk or bookkeeper. First used in England after the Norman invasion of 1066. Surname of a 19th cent... [
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Osmani AlbanianVery common last name in Albania and in the rest of Europe to
Osorno SpanishFrom the name of a place in Palencia, a province of northern Spain.
Osowski m PolishHabititional surname for someone from a village called
Osowa, derived from Polish
osowy meaning "aspen" (the type of tree).
Õsso EstonianÕsso is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "õsuma" meaning "shear".
Ossoliński PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Ossolin.
Østby NorwegianHabitational name from farmsteads in Norway named Østby or Austby. Derived from Old Norse
aust "east" and
býr "farm, village".
Österdahl SwedishDerived from Swedish
öst meaning "east" and
dahl meaning "valley."
Osterday American (Germanized, Rare)One day in Germany there was a male infant left on the steps to a church. When someone found the baby on the steps, they decided to name him Oster because that day was the day of Easter. Easter in German is Oster... [
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