Names that Starts With "O"

Octavio Paz won the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature.

From Latin 'octavus' meaning "eighth". Octavius was the family name of the Roman emperor Augustus. It is also the name of a character in Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar".

The name Olaf is derived from the Old Norse elements for "ancestor" and "descendant, relics, remains". Famous bearers of the name include Olaf Trygvasson (956-1000), King of Norway, and Olaf II, also known as "Saint Olaf", who introduced Christianity in N

From the French Olivier, believed to be an old French version of the Germanic name Alfihar. The name is also associated with the olive tree and therefore peace. Oliver was the 173rd most popular boy's name in the US in 2006, but the third most popular i

Alternate spelling of Oliver.

Danish surname meaning son of Ole, a variant of Olaf.

Omar was borne in the Old Testament by a son of Eliphaz, Esau's eldest son. It is also a variant of Umar in Arabic, derived from the root 'umr meaning life.

Popular name in Northern African countries.

Contemporary American variant of the name Omari.

Anglicized form of Odhrán, it is derived from Irish odhra meaning 'dark-haired'. St Oran was Irish but spent much of his life spreading Christianity in Scotland.

Oren is a Hebrew Old Testament name meaning ash or pine. The son of Jerahmeel.
It may also be a variant of Irish name Oran, derived from Odhran.

Orin could also be a variant of Hebrew name Oren.

Orion was a hunter in Greek mythology. A constellation also bears his name.
The name is possibly related to Greek 'horion' ('boundary, limit') or 'ouron' ('urine'), which relates to the myth.

Italian form of Roland. A character in Shakespeare's play 'As You like It' bears this name, as does a city in Florida.
Orlando appeared as a central character in a sequence of verse romances from the XVth century onwards, including Orlando Furioso

The name was coined by the 18th-century female writer Fanny Burney in her novel "Evelina".
Also the names of a few French towns.

Variant traditional spelling of Osvaldo.

Oscar is a Scandinavian name derived from the Old English os "god" and gar "spear".
It is also an Irish mythological name: Oscar was the name of Oisin's son and the grandson of the hero Fionn mac Cumhail. It almost certainly means "lover of deer" o

It is of Germanic origin. It might be derived from the Old English elements os "god" and weald "rule".
It was the name of two saints, including Saint Oswald king of Northumbria. He participated in spreading Christianity to northeast England in the

This name can either be of Greek origin, or from a surname which was derived from the German first name Otto.

Otto is a later German form of the name Odo, meaning "wealth". Several kings of Germany have borne the name.

The Welsh name Owen, modern form of Owain, is generally considered to derive from Latin Eugenius "well-born". The Irish name Eoghan may also appear anglicized as Owen but has a different origin.

Owen Tudor was the grandfather of English kin

Pet form of Oscar, Oswald, and other names beginning with os

Feminine form of Oceanus.

In Roman times, Octavia was the name of the wife of Mark Antony , also sister of Roman emperor Augustus. Octavia is a character in Shakespeare's play "Antony and Cleopatra".

Odalys is a Spanish elaborated form of the Germanic Odilia.

Odelia can either be a variant of Odila, or a Hebrew name variant of Odeleya, meaning "I will praise God".

Odessa is the name of the fourth largest city in Ukraine. Odessa may also be related to the Greek mythological name Odysseus.

Latinate form of French name Odette.

Ukrainian form of Xenia.

Olga is the Russian form of the name Helga or comes from the male name, Oleg.

St. Olga was a 10th century saint.

From the Latin 'oliva', olive tree, symbol of peace and victory.

The daughter of Sasha Baron Cohen and Isla Fischer is named Olive.

Invented by Shakespeare for his play "Twelfth Night." Olivia was either meant to be a female form of Oliver or derived from the vocabulary word 'olive' which is a symbol of peace. Olivia was the fifth most popular name for girls in the US in 2005, and the

Feminine form of Olympos, from Mount Olympus where the gods of Greek mythology lived.

A modern respelling of the legitimate name Olivia.

The opal is an iridescent gemstone, popular for many centuries. It is the birthstone of October. The word ultimately derives from Sanskrit upala meaning "jewel", which also gave the Greek opallios, and the Latin opalus, and ultimately the English opal.

Ophelia is a main character in Shakespeare's tragic play "Hamlet" who dies by drowning while in a state of delirium and mental torment. Ophelia has since become a symbol of angst for teenage girls.

Lyrical translation and modernization of the Hebrew Ofra. Most widely associated with American journalist and celebrity Oprah Winfrey.

From the Hebrew meaning light. Also a more modern name based on Latin oro "to pray".

This name is a variant of the Hebrew name Orali, but it could also be an English variant of French name Aurélie.

In 16th Century Portuguese tale "Amadis de Gaula", Oriana was the daughter of a king of England who married the knight Amadis.

Anglicized form of Órfhlaith.

Of modern coinage, a feminine counterpart for Owen.

Spanish elaborated form of Odilia.

As a male name, Ola is the Norwegian and Swedish variant of Olaf, meaning "ancestor" or "descendant". As a female name, Ola is the Polish short form of Aleksandra, meaning "defender of mankind".