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Octavius
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | the eighth, born in the eighth month |
| Info about origin: | from a Roman family name 'Octavius', itself derived from a given name (praenomen) 'Octavus' |
| Words: | octavus=eighth (Latin) |
| Female form: | Octavia |
| Variants: | Octavius German, English |
| | Octavio Spanish (#813 in US popularity) |
| | 8 variants more... |
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Oliver
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| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from the Old French form of a Germanic two-element name, brought to England by the Normans |
| | the spelling was influenced by the Latin word 'oliva' |
| | in the medieval French epic 'La Chanson de Roland' ('The Song of Roland', around 1000 AD) Oliver is a friend of Roland |
| Words: | alf=the elf (Old High German) ; heri=the army, the warrior (Old High German) ; oliva=the olive, the olive tree (Latin) |
| Variants: | Oliver German, English (#376 in US popularity) |
| | Olivier French |
| | Oliviero Italian |
| | 6 variants more... |
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Orion
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| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from Old Greek 'ouron' (urine) |
| | in Greek mythology Orion is a giant hunter, a son of Poseidon |
| | also known as the name of a constellation |
| Words: | ouron=the urine (Old Greek) |
| Variants: | Orion German, English (#903 in US popularity) |
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Oskar
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| Language of origin: | Old Norse |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | Old Norse two-element name |
| | became well-known through the Poems of Ossian (with Oscar the son of Ossian) by James McPherson in the 18th century |
| | popular name for kings of Sweden |
| Words: | as=the ase, the deity (Old Icelandic) ; geirr=the spear (Old Icelandic) |
| Variants: | Oskar German |
| | Ansgar German, Scandinavian |
| | Oscar French, English, Italian (#130 in US popularity) |
| | 4 variants more... |
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Oswald
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| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic two-element name |
| | known from Saint Oswald, king of North Umbria (7th century AD) |
| Words: | ans=the Ass (Old High German) ; waltan=to rule (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Oswald German, English, French |
| | Osvaldo Italian, Spanish (#536 in US popularity) |
| | Oswaldo Italian, Spanish |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Otis
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from a family name with the meaning 'son of Otto' |
| Variants: | Otis English (#830 in US popularity) |
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Owen
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| Language of origin: | Welsh |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | origin not known for sure, could be a Welsh form of 'Eugene' |
| | in Arthurian legend Owain/Yvain is a knight of the Round Table |
| Variants: | Owen English, Welsh (#313 in US popularity) |
| | 2 variants more... |
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