"Orville" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Invented by Fanny Burney for the hero of her novel Evelina. It has been suggested that it is based on the very old Welsh forename of Eurfyl, meaning 'gold'. Etymology templates: {{der|en|cy|-}} Welsh Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Orville
  1. A male given name originating as a coinage. Wikipedia link: en:Orville Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (name): 奧維爾 (Chinese Mandarin), 奥维尔 (Àowéi'ěr) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Orville-en-name-Zkzu-14F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 68 17 3 2 11
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          "ref": "1998, Fred Howard, Wilbur and Orville: A Biography of the Wright Brothers, Courier Dover, page 4",
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