Orel

Where Orel comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Orel.

Orel through the years
  1. 1883
    Debut at its peak, #892
    #892 among boys with 5 babies in the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1884
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  3. 1919
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  4. 1989
    Orel Dgani born
    Israeli association footballer
  5. 1998
    Orel Mangala born
    Belgian association football player
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Orel Mangala · Belgian association football player, born 1998
  • Orel Dgani · Israeli association footballer, born 1989
  • Orel Baye · Israeli association footballer, born 2004

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.