Etymology

Orillia

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Today it means: A city in northern Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Full definition →

Spanish orilla
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The story

  1. Spanish · derived fromorilla“shore”
  2. English todayOrillia

Uncertain, but commonly believed to be from Spanish orilla (“shore”).

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