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 [ 3 syll. o-rion, or-i-on ] The boy name Orion is pronounced as owRAYahN or aoRAYahN KEY. Orion is used chiefly in the English and German languages, and it is derived from Old Greek origins. The name is of uncertain derivation, possibly from the Greek 'horion' (limit, boundary) or 'ouron' (urine). The name was borne in Greek mythology by a giant hunter; after his death Zeus placed him in the sky as the constellation of Orion. Orion is a fairly popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1990s. At the modest height of its usage in 2008, 0.022% of baby boys were given the name Orion. It ranked at #538 then. Within all boy names in its group, Orion was the most regularly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Orion include Aharon (Hebrew), Arian (Albanian), Armani (English), Armino (Italian), Armoni (English and Hebrew), Aryan (Tajik, Iranian, and Kurdish), Oran (Irish and English), Oren (English and Hebrew), Orhan (Turkish), Orin (Irish), Oron (English), Orran (Irish), Orren (English), Orrin (Irish and English), Aaran (English and Spanish), Aaren (English), Aarin (English), Aarron (English), Aaryn (English), and Ahran (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Orion: OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
