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What does the name Orr mean? The story of the Orr family is rich with Scottish history. It begins in the ancient kingdom of Dalriada where Orr evolved as a name for some who lived on a bank, or on the edge of a hill.
The meaning of Orr. 1. Scottish (southwestern): nickname from Scottish Gaelic odhar ‘dun, of sallow complexion’. This surname is also common in Ireland. It was brought to Ulster from Scotland in the 17th century. 2. English: from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Orre (Old Norse Orri, originally a byname meaning ‘black grouse’).
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Orr is a surname of Scottish and Ulster-Scots origin. It is derived from the Gaelic Odhar meaning "dark, pale". In Scotland, Orr may be a sept of Clan Campbell .
What does the name O'R mean? The rugged west coast of Scotland and the desolate Hebrides islands are the ancestral home of the O'R family. Their name indicates that the original bearer lived on a bank, or on the edge of a hill.
About the Orr surname. Highland family name 'Orr' means someone inhabiting the border, the 'edge' or the shoreline. The topographic origin is from the olde English pre 7th century "ORA" meaning an 'edge', shore or slope. I have lived my life with a foot in each world, the sacred and mundane.
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The surname Orr is derived from the Scottish Gaelic ‘òraid’ meaning ‘heir’ or ‘descendant’. It is a very common surname throughout the English-speaking world and has many variants, spellings and surnames of the same origin.
