Aries inspired names
- O'donnell
Origin:
irishMeaning:
"son of the brave one"Description:
Forget Donald. Honor Grandpa Don with this new spin.
- O'donovan
Origin:
Irish, 'son of the dark one"Description:
Donovan is on the rise, so why not this sequel?
- O'grady
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of the noble one"Description:
Like the other O' names, this is a wonderful way to pass down a family name.
- O'keefe
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of the kind one"Description:
Most parents interested in this name would be honoring either an ancestor or painter Georgia O'Keeffe.
- O'reilly
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of the courageous one"Description:
Reilly and Riley are hugely popular, but O'Reilly is still an up-and-comer.
- O'sullivan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of the black-eyed one"Description:
Sullivan has made itself into a first name and O'Sullivan may well follow suit.
- Odhran
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little pale green one"Description:
Odhran, Anglicized as Oran, was the name of an ancient saint. Today, Odhran is among the Top 100 Irish names for boys in Ireland.
- Offred
Origin:
Literary nameMeaning:
"of Fred"Description:
Offred is not technically a name but the "slave name" of a woman given to a man — literally Of Fred — in Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale. Offred, who was stripped of her own name, is the main protagonist of the book and now the hit TV series, starring Elisabeth Moss. The novel is set in a patriarchal society in which fertile women like Offred are kept by men for the purposes of reproduction. Offred is definitely not a name you'd want to give to your baby girl.
- Oline
Origin:
Scandinavian, feminine short form of Ole or OlafDescription:
Oline is an old school feminization of the classic Scandinavian Ole or Olaf that is still popular enough to rank among the Top 100 girl names in Norway.
- Olukemi
Origin:
YorubaMeaning:
"God cares for me"Description:
Borne by British MP Olukemi (Kemi) Badenoch, this Yoruba name has a beautiful meaning.
- Omaira
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"long life; red"Description:
Omaira is an intriguing Middle Eastern possibility.
- Onesime
Origin:
French variation of Onesimus
- Onezime
Origin:
Creole variation of OnesimeDescription:
Onezime is a rare name that experienced the highest usage in French-speaking locales prior to the twentieth century, including French Canada and parts of Louisiana.
- Onslow
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the zealous one's hill"Description:
A rare surname name that could follow in the footsteps of Harlow, Marlow, Winslow et al.
- Onslowe
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the zealous one's hill"Description:
A rare surname name that could follow in the footsteps of Harlow, Marlowe, Winslow et al.
- Oracia
Origin:
Spanish, feminine variation of HoraceDescription:
Rarely used aristocratic name with ancient roots and less than appealing sound.
- Oracio
Origin:
Aragonese variation of HoratioMeaning:
"hour, time"Description:
The variation of Horatio used in Aragon, Spain.
- Oran
Origin:
Hebrew, Irish, ScottishMeaning:
"light, song, little green one"Description:
A calm and gentle multicultural choice. Oran is popular in Ireland, where its Gaelic form is Odhrán, meaning "little green one". In Scottish Gaelic, the name means "song", and in Hebrew, it's a combination of Or "light" + Ran "singing".
- Orlanda
Origin:
Spanish and Italian, feminine variation of OrlandoDescription:
Orlanda is an intriguing feminization of Orlando, almost unknown in this country.
- Orna
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little pale green one"Description:
This Irish saint's name sounds like a lopped-off Lorna.