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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • English : Kind-hearted

Boy name variations

Family name origins & meanings

  • Northern English : from the Old Norse personal name Ormr, originally a byname meaning ‘snake’, ‘serpent’, ‘dragon’.
  • French : topographic name for someone who lived near a conspicuous elm tree, from Old French orme (Latin ulmus).

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