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The boy's name Orson \o-

is pronounced OR-sun. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "bear". In an old French story, a child named Orson is reared in the forest by a bear. Director Orson Welles; actor Orson Bean.

Orson has 8 variant forms: Orsen, Orsin, Orsini, Orsino, Orsis, Orsonio, Sonny and Urson.

Baby names that sound like Orson are Arsen, Arsino, Arseno, Arseni, Arsene, Ursins and Ursino.

Orson is an uncommon first name for men but a somewhat common last name for both men and women (#69423 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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