Orlando - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Orlando \o-rlan-do, or-la-ndo\ is pronounced or-LAHN-doh. It is of Spanish origin. Variant of Roland (Old German) "renowned land". Mostly literary and late 19th-century use. Literary: Virginia Woolf wrote a gender-bending fantasy novel "Orlando". Composer Orlando Gibbons; football player Orlando Pace; actor Orlando Bloom.

Orlando has 9 variant forms: Arlando, Land, Lanny, Orlan, Orland, Orlin, Orlondo, Roland and Rolando.

Baby names that sound like Orlando are Arland and Erland.

Orlando is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Orlando. Click here to compare Orlando with related baby names.