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Orvilla
How to Pronounce Orvilla
Pronounced or-VIL-uh /ɔrˈvɪl.ə/Low
Meaning: Orvilla is a feminine form of Orville, a name with a French look meaning 'gold town' that the novelist Fanny Burney used for a hero in her book Evelina. Adding an -a turns the masculine Orville into a girl's name, keeping the same coined origin.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Orvilla is a feminine elaboration of Orville, a name with a French cast meaning 'gold town' that spread after Fanny Burney gave it to a character in Evelina. The -a ending makes it a girl's name, and it belongs to the early-century habit of feminizing men's names.
It was never common, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the nineteen-tens, and it faded within a generation. A girl named Orvilla then would be well over a hundred today, a name of the early twentieth century.
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What does the name Orvilla mean?
It is a feminine elaboration of Orville, an English name of French appearance meaning 'gold town.'
How do you pronounce Orvilla?
It is said or-VIL-uh /ɔrˈvɪl.ə/ - three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Orvilla a boy or girl name?
Orvilla is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Orvilla?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the nineteen-tens.