Meanings
- A male given name originating as a coinage.
I saw that the rank of Lord Orville was his least recommendation, his understanding and his manners being far more distinguished.
1778, Fanny Burney, Evelina, Derby & Jackson, published 1857, page 381 more example
Orville Wright was born in 1871. Milton and Susan selected the names of their offspring with great care and considered middle names unnecessary.
1998, Fred Howard, Wilbur and Orville: A Biography of the Wright Brothers, Courier Dover, →ISBN, page 4
Origin
Invented by Fanny Burney for the hero of her novel Evelina. It has been suggested that it is based on the very old Welsh forename of Eurfyl, meaning 'gold'.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 奧維爾 /奥维尔
- 奧維爾 /奥维尔 (Àowéi'ěr)name
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Orville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orville
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