Orville
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Orville Origin and Meaning
The name Orville is a boy's name of French origin meaning "gold town".
Only if you're an aviation buff or seriously addicted to popcorn.
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Famous People Named Orville
- Orville WrightAmerican aviator; brother of Wilbur Wright
- Orville Clarence RedenbacherAmerican popcorn magnate
- Orville James MoodyAmerican golfer
- Orville Lothrop FreemanAmerican politician, governor of Minnesota
- Orville Hitchcock PlattU.S. Senator from Connecticut
- Orville Hickock Schell IIIAmerican writer and Orientalist
- Orville Hickman BrowningU.S. Senator from Illinois
- Orville Elias BabcockU.S. Civil War general
- Orville HungerfordU.S. Congressman from New York
- Orville Willis "Will" ForteAmerican actor and comedian
- Orville Alton TurnquestBahamian politician
- Orville Howard PhillipsCanadian politician
- Orville JohnsonAmerican guitarist
- Orville HarroldAmerican operatic tenor
- Orville GibsonAmerican founder of Gibson Guitars
- Orville Lloyd DouglasCanadian poet and author
Orville in Pop Culture
- Orvillealbatross in Disney's "The Rescuers"
- Orville "Rick" Wrightcharacter on TV's Magnum, P.I.
- Orville the Duckgreen puppet operated by Keith Harris
- Orvilledodo character in the game Animal Crossing: New Horizons, brother of Wilbur
- Orvillea ghost in video game Luigi's Mansion
- Orville Simpsongrandfather of Homer Simpson on TV's The Simpsons
- Orvie Stonemain character in "Little Orvie," novel by Booth Tarkington