Oriel

Latin
"golden"

Oriel Origin and Meaning

The name Oriel is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "golden".

Pretty Victorian-feeling cousin of Ariel; also, more prosaically, a kind of bay window.

Famous People Named Oriel

  • Oriel Malet (born Auriel Rosemary Malet Vaughan)
    English novelist
  • Oriel Ross
    English actress
  • Oriel Gray
    Australian playwright

Oriel in Pop Culture

  • Oriel College
    Oxford (which takes its name from Latin oriolum = "gallery, porch")
  • Oriel Lamb
    character in "Cloudstreet" by Tim Winton
  • Oriel
    angel of destiny in "Malache Elyon" liturgy
  • "The Oriel Window" (1896)
    book of children's stories by Mrs Molesworth