| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Latin |
| Word/name | Aurelia or Oralia[1] |
| Meaning | "Golden" or "Estate of Aurelius" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Orelious, Orellana, Orellana, Orellia, Ortelius, Orelias, Oralia, Orelus, Orelas, Ornellas |
Orelia (/ɒriːəlɑː/) or its variants Orelious, Ornellas, Orellana, Orellia, Ortelius or Orelias is a feminine name primarily found in Europe, Mediterranean countries and South America. Deriving from the Latin Aurelius family meaning "golden". Although not exceedingly common in America, the name Orelia has been present since the 1800s. The last name "Orelias" and its various spellings, however, are not common and have decreased or virtually gone non-extant or extinct since the mid-1800s due to marriage.[2] The name has been documented in Spain, Haiti, Brazil, America, and South Africa.[3]
The name Orellana is a habitational name from either of two places in Badajoz province, probably so called from Latin villa Aureliana meaning 'estate of Aurelius'.[4]
People with this given name
First and middle name
- Orelia Key Bell (1864–1959), American poet
- Orelia E. Merchant, assistant U.S. Attorney and wife of Karim Camara[5]
- Princess Orelia Benskina (1911–2002), Panamanian American Latin jazz performer, and author[6]
Last name
- Abraham Ortelius (1527–1598), a Brabantian cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer, conventionally recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas
- Marcus Ornellas, Brazilian actor
- Marcus Orelias, rapper
Places
- Orelia, Western Australia
- Orelia, Frio, Texas, United States
Other uses
- Orelia Primary School, Perth, Western Australia
- Allamanda cathartica, a flower native to Brazil also referred to as Orelia grandiflora
- MV Ortelius, an ice-strengthened vessel currently employed for expedition-style polar cruises
- Orellia, a genus of tephritid or fruit flies
- Orelia is a character introduced into the video game Fortnite[7]
- In Star Wars, the character Garazeb Orrelios has a variation of the name[8]
- "Orélia", a 2002 song by singer Otto
References
- ↑ "Orelia - Baby Name Meaning, Origin and Popularity". TheBump.com. TheBump. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ "All results for Orelias". myheritage.com. MyHeritage. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ "Orelias Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity". forebears.io. Forebears. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ "Meaning and Origin of: Orellana". www.familyeducation.com. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ↑ "Orelia Merchant and Karim Camara". The New York Times. August 21, 2005.
- ↑ "Princess Orelia Benskina Panamanian American Latin jazz performer". National Museum of African American History. nmaahc.
- ↑ EDWARDS, TREVOR. "Fortnite: Where is Orelia (NPC #50)". gamerant.com. Gamerant. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ Schedeen, Jesse (2023-03-29). "The Mandalorian: How Zeb Orrelios and Bo-Katan's Star Wars: Rebels History Means Trouble for the Resurgent Empire". IGN. Retrieved 2023-04-13.