At a Glance
- Origin
- English (place name, Suffolk)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- OR-wel
Orwell is an English (place name, Suffolk) boy's name. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Orwell
Origin: English (place name, Suffolk).
A common claim: Sometimes broken down as 'or' + 'well' Actually: Splitting the name into the modern English words 'or' and 'well' isn't a real etymology -- it's simply a river name of older origin, adopted as a surname/place name.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Orwell
OR-welIPA /ˈɔːrwɛl/
Popularity of Orwell
Orwell 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 Orwell
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