Orlando

or-LAN-doh

Boy

Average rank #1,393 across 3 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

Italian

form of Roland. A city in Florida bears this name, as does a character in Shakespeare's play 'As You like It', meaning "From the Germanic elements hrod meaning "fame" and land meaning "land", though some theories hold that the second element was originally nand meaning "brave". Roland was a semi-legendary French hero whose story is told in the medieval epic 'La Chanson de Roland', in which he is a nephew of Charlemagne killed in battle with the Saracens. The Normans introduced this name to England."

How popular is Orlando?

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales

#452

in 2025

馃嚭馃嚫 USA

#873

in 2025

馃嚚馃嚘 Canada

#2,855

in 2024

Not in top rankings for: 馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland, 馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland, 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia, 馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand

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