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Orlena
How to Pronounce Orlena
Pronounced or-LEE-nuh /ɔrˈliː.nə/Medium
Meaning: Orlena is a nineteenth-century elaboration that blends the Or- opening with the popular -lena ending (as in Lena, Selena). It also reads as a feminine echo of Orlando/Orland, from Germanic roots often glossed 'famous land.' It was made for its flowing sound; its meaning is best traced to that Orl-/Lena blend.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Orlena is a nineteenth-century elaboration blending Orla/Or- with the then-popular -lena ending, and echoing Orlando ('famous land'). It appears in United States records from the 1880s with a small high in the early 1920s. It was never common - given to only about two dozen girls a year - and faded through the twentieth century.
A girl named Orlena at its 1920s high would be a great-great-grandmother today; the name reads as ornate, turn-of-the-century Americana. Three flowing beats put it beside Orlene and Verlena, with the easy nickname Lena. It has not revived, but its lyrical -lena sound feels newly wearable.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Orlena mean?
It is an elaboration blending Orla/Lena, also echoing Orlando ('famous land').
How do you pronounce Orlena?
It's said or-LEE-nuh /ɔrˈliː.nə/, three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Orlena a boy or girl name?
Orlena is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Orlena?
It has always been rare, an eighteen-hundreds name given to only about two dozen girls a year and long since faded.