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Orville
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English
Etymology
Invented by Fanny Burney for the hero of her novel Evelina. It has been suggested that it is based on the very old en cy - forename of cy Eurfyl, meaning 'gold'.
Proper noun
en male coinages.
en 1778 Fanny Burney Evelina Derby & Jackson 1857 38 I saw that the rank of Lord Orville was his least recommendation, his understanding and his manners being far more distinguished.
en 1998 Fred Howard Wilbur and Orville: A Biography of the Wright Brothers Courier Dover 0486402975 4 Orville Wright was born in 1871. Milton and Susan selected the names of their offspring with great care and considered middle names unnecessary.
Translations
name
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 奧維爾 Àowéi'ěr
French
fr:
Pronunciation
[ll:l]
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Orville.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>)
Etymology 1
From fr Ausric -ville From fr frk - male name gmw-pro *Ausric Auric + fr fro ville town.
Proper noun
a placename
Orville, Indre, France
Orville, Orne, France
Etymology 2
fr :af or<t:gold> -ville<t:town>
From fr or -ville gold town.
Proper noun
a placename
Orville, Côte-d'Or, France; From the golden coloration found in the local wineries and their golden leafed grape vines