Orville - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Orville \o-rville, or-ville\ is pronounced OR-vil. It is of Old French origin, and its meaning is "gold town". This name was invented by Fanny Burney for a character in her 18th-century novel "Evelina". Inventor/aviator Orville Wright.

Orville has 5 variant forms: Orv, Orval, Orvell, Orvelle and Orvil.

Baby names that sound like Orville are Jarvell and Warfield.

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