Orville - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Orville \o-

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 very common first name for men (#430 out of 1220) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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