Given name

Orvyl

“from the gold town”

Orvyl is a variant of Orville. One French interpretation is “from the gold town.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Orvyl is a variant of Orville. One French interpretation is “from the gold town.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Orvyl is a variant of Orville. An origin associated with Orville is French.

Explained through its name family

The story

Orvyl is a variant of Orville. The history of Orville gives this family its wider story. Fanny Burney appears to have created Lord Orville for her novel Evelina in 1778. Orville seems designed to suggest a Norman surname, rather than to continue a securely identified older personal name.

Explained through its name family

Orvyl’s family of names

Orvyl has a related form in Orville.

Walk Orvyl’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Orvyl, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Literary

Orvyll

“from the gold town”

No U.S. birth series

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Literary

Orvyle

“from the gold town”

No U.S. birth series

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Orvylle

“from the gold town”

No U.S. birth series

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Orvill

“from the gold town”

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>99% boys

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Orvil

“from the gold town”

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>99% boys

Literary

Orlon

“from the renowned land”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Orlanthe

“from the renowned land”

No U.S. birth series

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Literary

Olo

“from the renowned land” · “the shining light”

No U.S. birth series

60% boys · 40% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Orvyl’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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