O - Girls' Names
- Orly
- Ortensia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"of the garden"Description:
Variant of Hortensia, an unusual floral name and the name of a secondary character in Roald Dahl's Matilda.
- OSITHE
- OSTARA
- Ottavia
Origin:
Italian, variation of Latin OctaviaMeaning:
"eight"Description:
Softer and more romantic than Octavia, this is a name once used when it wasn't uncommon for families to have eight children. A possible substitute for the epidemically popular Olivia.
- Otthild
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"prospers in battle"Description:
Wears long blonde braids, carries a spear, and sings duets with Brunhild. But variations Ottilie, Ottiline, or Ottoline are both unusual and chic.
- Ottilie
Origin:
German, FrenchMeaning:
"prosperous in battle"Description:
Ottilie is trending in the UK, where the pronounced T helps the name sound pretty and delicate, rather like Amelie and Elodie. Ottilie is less popular in the US, where many Americans pronounce it as a near-homonym for "oddly".