Orin
Orin is a girl name of Japanese origin, meaning Wheel.
What Orin means
Wheel.
Orin is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Orin comes from
Japanese given names are written in kanji, and the characters chosen carry the meaning as much as the sound does. The same pronunciation can be written several different ways, each shading the sense differently, so parents pick characters as deliberately as they pick the name itself.
Orin is recorded as Japanese in origin. Browse other Japanese names.
How popular is Orin?
Orin is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Orin is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
Names like Orin
These share Orin's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Akari — Light, brightness.
- Aoi — Hollyhock; the color blue.
- Emi — Beautiful blessing; smile.
- Hana — Flower, blossom.
- Haruka — Distant; spring.
- Himari — Facing the sun; sunflower.
- Hina — Sun, light.
- Hoshi — Star.
- Kaede — Maple leaf.
- Kiku — Chrysanthemum.
- Megumi — Blessing, grace.
- Mei — Sprout; bright.