Orestes

Greek
"from the mountain"

Orestes Origin and Meaning

The name Orestes is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "from the mountain".

A figure in Greek drama who murdered his mother makes for an unconventional choice for a baby name, but it has appeared on the US extended list several dozen times since records began.

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Famous People Named Orestes

  • Orestes Augustus Brownson
    American intellectual and activist, preacher, labor organizer
  • Orestes López
    Cuban musician
  • Orestes Quércia
    Brazilian politician; 28th governor of São Paulo State
  • Orestes Destrade
    Cuban baseball player
  • Orestes
    Roman general and politician who controlled the Western Roman Empire in 475 and 476
  • Orestes
    Praefectus augustalis of the Diocese of Egypt

The name Orestes in Pop Culture

  • Orestes
    Greek mythological figure; son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon; subject of Aeschylus' Oresteia trilogy of plays