Orvil

Where Orvil comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Orvil.

Orvil through the years
  1. 1895
    Orvil A. Anderson born
    American soldier and balloonist
  2. 1897
    First appearance
    #1,057 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1912
    Orvil Dryfoos born
    American newspaper publisher
  4. 1921
    Peak, #698
    86 babies named Orvil, the most in any year.
  5. 1931
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,078.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Orvil A. Anderson · American soldier and balloonist, 1895–1965
  • Orvil Dryfoos · American newspaper publisher, 1912–1963

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