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Orin - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Orin

[ 2 syll. o-rin, or-in ] The boy name Orin is pronounced AORIHN †. Orin is of Gaelic origin and it is used mainly in the Irish language. Orin is a variant spelling of the Irish and English Oran.

Orin is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1906 with 0.017% of baby boys being given the name Orin. It ranked at #461 then. The baby name has since markedly fallen in popularity, and is of only irregular use today. Among all boy names in its group, Orin was nonetheless the most frequently used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Orin include the Irish and English Orrin, the Irish and English Oran, the English and Hebrew Oren, the Turkish Orhan, the English Oron, the Irish Orran, the English Orren, the English and Spanish Aaran, the English Aaren, the English Aarin, the English Aarron, the English Aaryn, the English Ahran, the English Ahren, the English Ahron, the name Arain, the English and Spanish Aren, the English and Spanish Arin, the English, Russian, and Spanish Arman, and the Armenian and Russian Armen.

 



† English pronunciation for Orin: AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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