Orleans

AWR-leenz; OR-LEENZ; AWR-LEH-AHN

English, French, place name

"gold"

Orleans Origin and Meaning

The name Orleans is a boy's name meaning "gold".

An interesting and as yet undiscovered place name, Orleans feels similar to the likes of Harlem, Memphis, and Oslo. The English form of the French Orléans, it ultimately derives from the Latin Aurelianum, meaning "gold".

Also used as a surname, lending it a similar feel to Devereux or Olsen, Orleans appears on the map a number of times. The French city gives its name to The Île d'Orléans in Quebec, Orléans in Ontario, Orleans in Massachusetts, and New Orleans in Louisiana.