Orson - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Orson \o-rson, or-son\ 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 a very rare male first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Orson. Click here to compare Orson with related baby names.