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Meaning & Origins
Though in appearance a surname of Norman baronial origin, this name was in fact invented (with the intention of evoking such associations) by the novelist Fanny Burney for the hero, Lord Orville, of her novel Evelina (1778).
| 1,368th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Southern English: patronymic from David.
| 7th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Orvil, Orvill, Orvilla, Orvile, Orvial, Orvilia, Orvillee, Orvillie, Orviel, Orvilee
Davidson, David, Davies, Davison, Davila, Davi, Davie, Davisson, Davids, Davin
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