Meanings of the Given Names (O)

Owen = Young Warrior

People often ask me about - what does my name mean.
Sometimes, I also ask other peoples if his or her name means something.
These are not important but it is good to know about each other in our cultures of mankind.
For my friends who want to know, the meanings of (Western) given names:

Men’s Names (O)

Olaf: (Old Norse) Ancestor’s relics
Oliver: (Latin) From the olive
Orin, Oran: (Celtic) White of skin
Orville, Orval: (Old French) Gold town
Osbert: (Germanic) Divine, spear
Otto: (Germanic) Wealthy
Owen: (Latin-Celtic) Well-born; young warrior

Women’s Names (O)

Octavia: (Latin) The eighth born
Olga: (Old Norse) Holy
Olive, Olivia: (Latin) From the olive


Source: Smith, Elsdon C. “Vocabulary of Given Names.” The World Book Dictionary. 1968 edition. 1968.

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