Gender:
Origin:
Gaelic
46 famous people named Orla found on Wikipedia.
803 female, 285 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
4721-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
1410-th in year 1892
Used in: Danish, Irish
Órla, Órlaith, Orla or Orlagh (pronounced OR-lah) is a female given name of Irish origin. The root format of the name is Órfhlaith interpretable as "golden princess" as it combines the Gaelic elements ór: gold, and fhlaith literally prince, its full feminine form being banfhlaith.
Well known via association with Brian Boru - his sister Órlaith íngen Cennétig (d. 941) was queen consort to the Irish High King Donnchad Donn - Órflaith (however spelled) was the fourth most frequently recorded female name in the annals of 12th century Ireland, and after a long dormant period the name formatted as both Órlaith and Órla became popular in the late 20th century not only in Ireland but also in Scotland despite the name not having a Scottish heritage.
It is quite common even in Ireland to see the name written as Orla, without the vowel lengthening fada accent on the o. Unfortunately, this is exactly the same spelling as the Irish word for the act of vomiting.
Orla is also a male given name in the Danish language.
Golden princess.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Orla Brady | 1961 | Irish actress |
2 | Orla Guerin | 1966 | Irish journalist |
3 | Órla Fallon | 1974 | Irish singer and songwriter |
4 | Orla Kiely | Fashion designer | |
5 | Orla O'Rourke | Irish actress | |
6 | Orla Fitzgerald | 1978 | Irish actress |
7 | Orla Gartland | 1995 | Irish singer |
8 | Orla Hardiman | Irish doctor | |
9 | Orla O'Shea | Rose of Tralee winner | |
10 | Orla Tinsley | ||
11 | Orla Lehmann | 1810 | Danish politician |
12 | Orla Barry | 1989 | Paralympic discus thrower |
13 | Ressel Orla | 1889 | Austrian actress |
14 | Orla Feeney | Irish DJ | |
15 | Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen | 1907 | Architect and furniture designer |
16 | Orla Watson | 1896 | American engineer |
17 | Orla Cotter | 1988 | Camogie player |
18 | Orla O'Loughlin | ||
19 | Orla Venter | 1976 | Namibian high jumper |
20 | Orla Rosenhoff | 1844 | Danish composer |
21 | Orla Fitzsimons | 1981 | Irish rugby union player |
22 | Orla Hav | 1952 | |
23 | Orla of Kilcreevanty | ||
24 | Alessia Orla | 1992 | Triathlete |
25 | Orla Hermann Krause | 1867 | Danish chess player |
26 | Orla Jørgensen | 1904 | Danish racing cyclist |
27 | Orla Borg | 1952 | Danish journalist |
28 | Orla Johansen | 1912 | Danish journalist and autobiographer |
29 | Orla Noom | 1985 | Dutch squash player |
30 | Orla Tobin | 1981 | Irish model |
31 | Orla Kilkenny | 1983 | Camogie player |
32 | Orla Klausen | 1946 | |
33 | Orla Jens Christian Hansen | 1916 | |
34 | Orla Nord | 1875 | |
35 | Orla Møller | 1916 | Danish politician |
36 | Orla Lund | 1905 | |
37 | Orla Nørberg | 1903 | |
38 | Orla Dalby | 1931 | |
39 | Orla Bang | 1938 | |
40 | Orla Borch | 1891 | |
41 | Orla Østerby | 1952 | Danish politician |
42 | Orla Hyllested | 1912 | |
43 | Orla Larsen | 1915 | |
44 | Orla Bundgård Povlsen | 1918 | Danish journalist |
45 | Orla Petersen | 1946 | |
46 | Orla Olsen | 1899 |