Ori

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ori"

English

Etymology 1

Noun

Ori (uncountable)

1. An individual's spiritual intuition and destiny, according to Yoruba beliefs.

Related terms

• orisha

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Ori.

Proper noun

Ori (plural Oris)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ori is the 36477^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 613 individuals. Ori is most common among White (88.42%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ori”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• OIr, RIO, ROI, Rio, RoI, Roi, rio

Italian

Etymology

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Proper noun

Ori m or f by sense

1. a surname

Yoruba

Etymology

From orí (“head”), ultimately from o- (“agent prefix”) +‎ rí (“to see”), literally “That whom sees ahead of us”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.ɾí/

Proper noun

Orí

1. A Yoruba religious metaphysical concept referring to one's intuition, destiny, and consciousness in life.
2. the spirit or orisha representing this concept; it is regarded as a personal guardian of one's soul on earth, and the orisha of destiny, luck, existence, and fate. It is one of the most important orisha and Yoruba concepts in Ìṣẹ̀ṣe.

   Synonyms: Orí-inú, Ẹlẹ́dàá, Ìpín

   Orí la kọ́kọ́ bọ, ká tó bọ òrìṣà ― Ori is whom we worship first, before we worship the other orisha

Related terms

• Ìpọ̀nrí
• Orí-ọ̀run
• orírun (“source”)

References

• Ademuleya, Babasehinde A. The Concept of Ori in the Traditional Yoruba Visual Representation of Human Figures [1], 2013
• Balogun, Lekan. Ori, Ritual and Yoruba Drama of Existence [2], 2013