Orion

Orion is a boy name of Greek origin, ranked #38 in popularity, meaning The hunter; a brilliant constellation.

What Orion means

The hunter; a brilliant constellation.

Orion sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Orion comes from

Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.

Orion is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.

How popular is Orion?

Orion is ranked #38. Names in this band tend to be the comfortable middle ground — recognised everywhere, but common enough to need no explanation and rare enough to still feel chosen.

The character of Orion

Two ideas meet in Orion: Star, the stars and sky and Hunter. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.

Themes: Star, Celestial, Hunter

Names like Orion

These share Orion's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Castor — The shining one; a bright star.
• Astra — Of the stars.
• Hesper — The evening star.
• Lyra — Lyre; harp.
• Dhruv — The pole star; constant.
• Hoshi — Star.
• Nova — New; a blazing star.
• Stella — Star. Shining and celestial.
• Bituin — Star.
• Csilla — Morning star.
• Danica — Morning star.
• Dara — Star; maiden.

More Greek names

• Ophelia — Help; serene wisdom.
• Orpheus — Beautiful voice.
• Onyx — The deep-black gemstone.
• Pandora — All-gifted.
• Nyx — Night; goddess of night.
• Pelagia — Of the open sea.
• Nikolas — Victory of the people.
• Penelope — Weaver; faithful.
• Melody — Song; a sweet tune.
• Persephone — Goddess of spring; bringer of life.