Given name & surname

Oregon

“big ears”

Oregon is a surname, probably from Spanish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Oregon probably goes back to Spanish orejón, meaning “big ears.”

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Where it comes from

Oregon probably comes from Spanish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Probably from Spanish orejón (“big ears”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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