Orinthia: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Orinthia – Origin: modern coinage (literary) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: or-IN-thee-uh


Orinthia is a modern coinage (literary) girl's name. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Orinthia

Origin: modern coinage (literary).

A common claim: "Bird" or "bird-like," via a supposed Greek ornith- root Actually: The "bird" meaning is a guess based on sound resemblance to Greek ornis/ornith- ("bird"); it isn't a documented etymology, and the name looks like Shaw's own invention.

How to Pronounce Orinthia

Phonetic: or-IN-thee-uh   IPA: /ɔːˈrɪnθiə/

Popularity of Orinthia

Orinthia doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

Lists That Include Orinthia

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