Orion

Meaning

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.
3. A surname.
4. A male given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage.
5. A female given name.
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Synonyms

Hunter

Warrior

Orión

Translations

Orion

Orione

Orion

Orión

Ωρίων

Orion

Orion

Orion

Orió

Orion

Órion

Avcı

Orion

الجبار

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈɹaɪ.ən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Orioun

In summary

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.