Orlando
See also: orlando
English edit
Etymology edit
From Italian Orlando (“Roland”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiland. The Florida city has gone by the name since 1857, perhaps in honour of the soldier Orlando Reeves, whom Seminoles killed there in 1835. (Previously, it had been settled in 1844 as Jernigan.)[1] Doublet of Roland.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) enPR: ôr-lănʹ-dō, IPA(key): /ɔɹˈlæn.doʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔːˈlæn.dəʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ændəʊ
Proper noun edit
Orlando
- A male given name from Italian.
- 2010, Joanne Harris, blueeyedboy, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 99:
- St. Oswald's boys were not called Ben. St Oswald's boys were called Leon, or Jasper, or Rufus or Sebastian. A St Oswald's boy can pass off a name like Orlando, can make it sound like peppermint.
- A surname from Italian derived from the given name.
- A city, the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States; see Orlando, Florida.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Orlando is the 2,865th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12,586 individuals. Orlando is most common among White (89.39%) individuals.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Orlando”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From English Orlando, from Italian Orlando.
Proper noun edit
Orlando
- a male given name from Italian
- Orlando (a city, the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States, see Orlando, Florida)
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Italian edit
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Orlando m
- a male given name
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Orlando m or f by sense
- a surname
- Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Italian politician
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Orlando f
- Orlando (a city, the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States, see Orlando, Florida)
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Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian Orlando. Doublet of Rolando.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃du
- Hyphenation: Or‧lan‧do
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Orlando m
- a male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Roland
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Orlando
- Orlando (a city, the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States, see Orlando, Florida)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian Orlando, Doublet of Rolando
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Orlando m
- a male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Roland
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Orlando ?
- Orlando (a city, the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States, see Orlando, Florida)