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Orion en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ɒˈɹaɪ.ən/ (UK)
  • /əʊˈɹaɪ.ən/ (UK)
  • /oʊˈɹaɪ.ən/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /əˈɹaɪ.ən/ (US)
  • /əˈɹaɪ.ən/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English Orioun, from Latin Ōrīōn, from Ancient Greek Ὠρίων (Ōríōn), speculatively from Akkadian 𒌋𒊒𒀭𒈾 (Uru-anna, “heaven's light”), though without any firm evidence.

Meanings

  1. (Greek) A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis.
  2. A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
    • Orion is the most brilliant of all the constellations, and when he comes to the meridian he is accompanied by several adjacent constellations of great splendour. 1893, E. W. Bullinger, Witness of the Stars, London: The author, page 125:
  3. A surname.
  4. A male given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage.
    • In Madge's judgment, her Uncle Orion had suffered most of his life from the name he'd been given, requiring that people ask him to repeat it and boys his own age make fun of it. 1980, Wright Morris, Plains Song, for Female Voices, Harper&Row, →ISBN, page 113:
  5. A female given name.
  6. Place names: ▸ A locality in the Central Highlands, Queensland, Australia.
  7. Place names: ▸ A hamlet in the Municipal District of County of Forty Mile No. 8, Alberta, Canada.
  8. Place names: ▸ A commune of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
  9. Place names: ▸ A municipality of Bataan, Philippines.
    • Meronyms: Arellano, Bagumbayan, Balagtas, Balut, Bantan, Bilolo, Calungusan, Camachile, Daang Bago, Daang Bilolo, Daang Pare, General Lim, Kapunitan, Lati, Lusungan, Puting Buhangin, Sabatan, San Vicente, Santa Elena, Santo Domingo, Villa Angeles, Wakas, Wawa — barangays of Orion
  10. Place names: ▸ An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama, United States, also known as Prospect Ridge.
  11. Place names: ▸ A ghost town in Kings County, California, United States.
  12. Place names: ▸ A village in Henry County, Illinois, United States.
  13. Place names: ▸ A town in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States.

Forms

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Orions Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Orionis · Orion drive · Sword of Orion · Orion's Belt · Orion's Sword · Orionid · Orion Arm · Orion Nebula

Relateds

Orion Nebula · Orion's Belt

Synonyms

the Hunter (constellation) · ensifer (constellation)

Translations (78)

eo Oriono (constellation) · yue 參 /参 (constellation) · ang eoforþring (constellation) · mr ओरायन (in mythology) · fr Orion (in mythology) · pl Orion (in mythology) · es Orión (constellation) · el Ωρίων (constellation) · tl Balatik (constellation) · fa بزرگمنش (constellation) · ga an Bodach (constellation) · ga Oiríon (constellation) · hop Hotomqam (constellation) · fa جبار (constellation) · de Orion (in mythology) · pl Orion (constellation) · ms jabar (constellation) · bg Орион (constellation) · ru Орио́н (in mythology) · he כְּסִיל (constellation) · lv Orions (in mythology) · iu ᐅᕇᐅᓐ (in mythology) · bg Орион (in mythology) · it Orione (in mythology) · cmn 參 /参 (constellation) · km យាមនង្គ័ល (constellation) · yue 參宿 /参宿 (constellation) · ar الجَبَار (constellation) · cmn 俄里翁 (in mythology) · la Orion (constellation) · cmn 獵戶座 /猎户座 (constellation) · fr Orion (constellation) · mt il-Ġgant (constellation) · vi Lạp Hộ (constellation) · kk Орион (constellation) · ms bintang belantik (constellation) · ko 오리온자리 (constellation) · tog chiuta class 1a (constellation) · tr Orion (constellation) · fi kalevanmiekka (constellation) · hi मृग तारामंडल (constellation) · de Orion (constellation) · mel belatiek (constellation) · scn Uriuni (constellation) · it Orion (constellation) · eo Oriono (in mythology) · yue 獵戶座 /猎户座 (constellation) · pt Orion (in mythology) · cmn 參宿 /参宿 (constellation) · hi कालपुरुष तारामंडल (constellation) · ms bintang tiga beradik (constellation) · fi Väinämöisen Viikate (constellation) · es Orión (in mythology) · scn Uriuni (in mythology) · ja オリオン座 (constellation) · fa شکارچی (constellation) · ru Орио́н (constellation) · grc Ὠρίων (constellation) · tl Oryon (constellation) · el Ωρίων (in mythology) · ms bintang beluku (constellation) · tr Avcı (constellation) · it Orione (constellation) · hi ओरायन (in mythology) · ca Orió (constellation) · gd an Sealgair Mòr (constellation) · pt Orion (constellation) · lv Orions (constellation) · bn কালপুরুষ (constellation) · tl Mangangaso (constellation) · ms Orion (constellation) · la ensifer (constellation) · ja オーリーオーン (in mythology) · ga Oiríon (in mythology) · tl Oryon (in mythology) · fi Orion (constellation) · grc Ὠρίων (in mythology) · ca Orió (in mythology)