Orlando

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English

Etymology

From Italian Orlando (“Roland”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiland. The Florida city has gone by the name since 1857, perhaps in honour of the soldier Orlando Reeves, whom Seminoles killed there in 1835. (Previously, it had been settled in 1844 as Jernigan.)[1] Doublet of Roland.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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Orlando

  1. A male given name from Italian.
    • 2010, Joanne Harris, blueeyedboy, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 99:
      St. Oswald's boys were not called Ben. St Oswald's boys were called Leon, or Jasper, or Rufus or Sebastian. A St Oswald's boy can pass off a name like Orlando, can make it sound like peppermint.
  2. A surname from Italian derived from the given name.
  4. A city, the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States; see Orlando, Florida.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Orlando is the 2,865th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12,586 individuals. Orlando is most common among White (89.39%) individuals.

See also

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Orlando”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Orlando, from Italian Orlando.

Proper noun

Orlando

  1. a male given name from Italian
  2. Orlando (a city, the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States, see Orlando, Florida)

Anagrams

Italian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /orˈlan.do/
  • Rhymes: -ando
  • Hyphenation: Or‧làn‧do

Proper noun

Orlando m

  1. a male given name

Proper noun

Orlando m or f by sense

  1. a surname
    Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Italian politician

Proper noun

Orlando f

  1. Orlando (a city, the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States, see Orlando, Florida)

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Orlando. Doublet of Rolando.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃du
  • Hyphenation: Or‧lan‧do

Proper noun

Orlando m

  1. a male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Roland

Proper noun

Orlando

  1. Orlando (a city, the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States, see Orlando, Florida)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Orlando, Doublet of Rolando

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɾˈlando/
  • Rhymes: -ando
  • Syllabification: Or‧lan‧do

Proper noun

Orlando m

  1. a male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Roland

Proper noun

Orlando ?

  1. Orlando (a city, the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States, see Orlando, Florida)
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