Orlando

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Orlando means "famous throughout the land" or "renowned warrior".
Pronunciation
or-LAN-do(Italian)
or-LAN-doh
Popularity
Orlando is a moderately popular name in Italy and Spain, and has gained some popularity in the United States and other English-speaking countries.

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Orlando Name meanings & History

The name Orlando means "famous throughout the land" or "renowned warrior". Italian form of Roland, as used in the epic poems Orlando Innamorato (1483) by Matteo Maria Boiardo and Orlando Furioso (1532) by Ludovico Ariosto. A character in Shakespeare's play As You Like It (1599) also bears this name, as does a city in Florida. The name Orlando is typically used for boys, but can also be used for girls. It is often chosen by parents with Italian or Spanish heritage, or those who appreciate the name's historical and cultural significance.

Zodiac Sign of Orlando: Obstinate Cancer,Obsessive Scorpio

Synonyms of Orlando:

O: Organized,Ostentatious,Obstinate,Obsolete,Obsessive

R: Restless,Reason,Resourceful,Rational

L: Legal,Lazy,Liaison,Languid,Lover,Lovely,Luscious

A: Argumentative,Assertive,Action,Angry,Aggressive,Ambitious

N: Neat,Nitpicking,Nice,Nagging,Nutrition,Neurosis,Nervous

D: Demanding,Doting,Determined,Domestic,Dutiful,Daddy

Orlando is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Refined name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Urban name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people with the name Orlando include actor Orlando Bloom and NBA player Orlando Johnson.

2.) Orlando (Male)

Usage: Spanish

Meanings: (Spanish) famed; distinctive

Other Forms: Orl, Orland, Orlie, Orlondo, Orly


3.) ORLANDO (Male)

Usage: African-American

Meanings: Borrowed from the Spanish, Orlando is derived from the French Roland, which is from the Old High German Hruodland, a compounding of the elements hruod (fame) and land (land): hence, “fame of the land.” Var: Arlando, Orlondo. Short: Lando. (OR-LAN-DO)


4.) ORLANDO (Male)

Usage: Italian

Meanings: Italian cognate of Roland, which is from the Old High German Hruodland, a compound name composed of the elements hruod (fame) and land (land): hence, “fame of the land.” (OR-LAHN-DO)


5.) Orlando (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: (German) famous throughout the land. (Spanish) a form of Roland.

Other Forms: Lando, Olando, Orlan, Orland, Orlanda, Orlandas, Orlande, Orlandes, Orlandis, Orlandos, Orlandous, Orlandus, Orlo, Orlondo, Orlondon


6.) Orlando (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: Famous land

Other Forms: Orhlando, Orlandoh


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