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Орест
Орест (Órest) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Ukrainian.
Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Orestes.
Meaning & origin
Орест’s family of names
In Russian usage, Орест has a conventional equivalent in the English form Orestes. In Russian usage, Орест has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form OREST. In Ukrainian usage, Орест has a transliteration in OREST.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Орест has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Орест
- Orest KiprenskyRussian artist (1782-1836)
- Onufriy BerezovskyUkrainian bishop of Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)born 1944
- Orest KhvolsonRussian physicist1852–1934
- Orest SubtelnyCanadian-Ukrainian historian (1941-2016)
- Orest MillerRussian folklorist of Baltic German origin (1833-1889)
- Orest Lebedenkoassociation football playerborn 1998
- Orest KuzykUkrainian association football playerborn 1995
- Orest LevytskyUkrainian historian, writer (1848-1922)
- Orest BanachGerman-American soccer goalkeeper of Ukrainian descentborn 1948
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