List of English Baby Names Meanings

On

Name of the Day. HECTOR. Masculine. English, French, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Arthurian Romance. Latinized form of Greek 'Εκτωρ (Hektor), which was derived from 'εκτωρ (hektor) "holding fast", ultimately from εχω (echo) meaning "to hold, to possess".

Meaning: Vigor Origin: English

Onam

The name Onam is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Onam is: Pain, force, iniquity.

Meaning: Vigorous, Strong Origin: English

Orian

Behind the Name: Message: "The meaning of Orian, a masculine name."

Meaning: Privilegedbirth Origin: English

Ormerod

The name Ormerod is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when the family lived in a clearing in a wood. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Old Scandinavian personal name Ormr and the Old English word rod, which meant "forest clearing." The name as a whole means "clearing of a man named Ormr."

Meaning: Clearing Origin: English

Orrell

Orrell Name Meaning. English (Lancashire): habitational name from either of two minor places in Lancashire called Orell, from Old English ora 'ore' + hyll 'hill', probably denoting a hill with deposits of iron ore.

Meaning: Ore Origin: English

Orson

From an English surname which was originally a nickname meaning "bear cub", from a diminutive of Norman French ors "bear", ultimately from Latin ursus. American actor and director Orson Welles (1915-1985) was a famous bearer of this name.

Meaning: Bear Origin: English

Osbourne

Osborne /ˈɒzbɔːrn/, along with Osbourne, Osbern, Osborn and Ausburn, is an English name influenced by the Old Norse Ásbjørn. The name means "God Bear". The English Os (see Ós) and the Norse Ás (see Aesir) mean God.

Meaning: Divine bear Origin: English

Othello

Shakespearean Meaning: The name Othello is a Shakespearean baby name. In Shakespearean the meaning of the name Othello is: The Tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice' Othello, the Moor, general of the Venetian forces.

Meaning: Young bull Origin: English

Othniel

Meaning uncertain, possibly "lion of God" or "strength of God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is a nephew of Caleb who becomes the first of the ruling judges of the Israelites.

Meaning: Lion of God Origin: English

Paddy

The name Paddy is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Paddy is: noble. Paddy is also sometimes used as a slang term for Irishman or for a temper tantrum.

Meaning: Patrician of noble birth Origin: English