Orra

Where Orra comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Orra.

  • Vowel-ended
Orra through the years
  1. 1796
    Orra White Hitchcock born
    American botanical artist
  2. 1885
    First appearance
    #1,047 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1888
    Peak, #837
    10 babies named Orra, the most in any year.
  4. 1892
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,450.
  5. 1895
    Orra Almira Phelps born
    American doctor, teacher, naturalist, botanist, and environmentalist
  6. 1920
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes
  • Orra White Hitchcock · American botanical artist, 1796–1863
  • Orra Almira Phelps · American doctor, teacher, naturalist, botanist, and environmentalist, 1895–1986

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