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Oralee
How to Pronounce Oralee
Pronounced OR-uh-lee /หษหrษli/Medium
Meaning: Oralee is a made compound, joining Ora - a short name variously tied to Latin 'ora', prayer, or 'aurum', gold - with Lee, the sweetly generic suffix that produced Bobbie Lee, Ora Lee and countless others. The result is a soft, homespun name rather than one with a single ancient root.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Oralee belongs to the family of Southern double names built on a small first element plus Lee. Its front half, Ora, is usually traced to the Latin for prayer or, alternatively, to gold, giving Oralee a warm, devotional-sounding lilt.
It was always a modest choice, a few dozen girls a year around its faint high near 1919, fading gradually across the twentieth century. It sits comfortably beside Oralia, Orabelle and other Ora-rooted names of the era.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Oralee mean?
It is a compound of Ora, from Latin for 'prayer' or 'gold', and the suffix Lee.
How do you pronounce Oralee?
It's said OR-uh-lee /หษหrษli/, three syllables, stress on the first.
Is Oralee a boy or girl name?
Oralee is used as a girl's name.
Is Oralee a popular name?
No, it was always rare and faded gradually across the twentieth century.