Orlando
See also: orlando
English
Etymology
From Italian Orlando (“Roland”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiland. The Florida city has gone by the name since 1857, perhaps in honour of the soldier Orlando Reeves, whom Seminoles killed there in 1835. (Previously, it had been settled in 1844 as Jernigan.)[1] Doublet of Roland.
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: ôr-lănʹ-dō, IPA(key): /ɔɹˈlæn.doʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔːˈlæn.dəʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ændəʊ
Proper noun
Orlando
- A male given name from Italian.
- 2010, Joanne Harris, blueeyedboy, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 99:
- St. Oswald's boys were not called Ben. St Oswald's boys were called Leon, or Jasper, or Rufus or Sebastian. A St Oswald's boy can pass off a name like Orlando, can make it sound like peppermint.
- A surname from Italian derived from the given name.
- A city, the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States; see Orlando, Florida.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Orlando is the 2,865th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12,586 individuals. Orlando is most common among White (89.39%) individuals.
See also
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Orlando”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Proper noun
Orlando
- a male given name from Italian
- Orlando (a city, the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States, see Orlando, Florida)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /orˈlan.do/
- Rhymes: -ando
- Hyphenation: Or‧làn‧do
Proper noun
Orlando f
- Orlando (a city, the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States, see Orlando, Florida)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /oʁˈlɐ̃.du/ [oɦˈlɐ̃.du]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /oɾˈlɐ̃.du/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /oʁˈlɐ̃.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oɻˈlɐ̃.do/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔɾˈlɐ̃.du/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃du
- Hyphenation: Or‧lan‧do
Related terms
Proper noun
Orlando
- Orlando (a city, the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States, see Orlando, Florida)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oɾˈlando/ [oɾˈlãn̪.d̪o]
- Rhymes: -ando
- Syllabification: Or‧lan‧do
Proper noun
Orlando ?
- Orlando (a city, the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States, see Orlando, Florida)
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