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Oren

17 replies

Harlow2010 · 09/04/2010 14:08

Growing up in the North of England do you think this is a good name for a boy?

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LaurieFairyCake · 09/04/2010 14:12

Never heard of it.

Wassit mean?

stleger · 09/04/2010 14:23

Odhran?

Lovethesea · 09/04/2010 14:49

Google tells me it is from the Old Testamant, a name that means ash or pine.

I like it actually.

Did make me think of Oran which is gaelic as far as I know.

belgo · 09/04/2010 14:54

it means ears in dutch.

Undercovamutha · 09/04/2010 14:55

Oren is Orange in Welsh. So if you ever move to Wales people might think you are being a bit of a Gwynneth Paltrow (Apple) or wonder if your son is a red-head!!!!

StayFrosty · 09/04/2010 14:57

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pipinmybelly · 09/04/2010 20:12

i second undercover and as im welsh as soon as i read the title of the thread i just thought orange...iv never heard it before but i dont dislike it...maybe if u want to use it u should use the orin spelling to avoid welsh confusion!!

GladioliBuckets · 10/04/2010 14:39

I immediately thought Lucy Liu in Kill Bill - Oren Ishii

lovechoc · 10/04/2010 20:47

I met a Jewish/Israeli guy in Munich called Oren when we were having our family holiday there in 2008. I think the name is lovely.

mustbemadno3 · 11/04/2010 22:32

My eldest son is called Orin Elio, we are italian but we named him Orin after our friend from Israel called Oren....I spelt it wrong at birth! But it is biblical and you can spell either way.
He loves it we love it.

mustbemadno3 · 11/04/2010 22:33

My eldest son is called Orin Elio, we are italian but we named him Orin after our friend from Israel called Oren....I spelt it wrong at birth! But it is biblical and you can spell either way.
He loves it we love it.

dearprudence · 11/04/2010 22:41

Made me think of Oren Trask in Working Girl.

lowrib · 12/04/2010 00:08

Lovely, I've never heard of it before, but I like it, it's got a really nice sound to it, and nice meaning.

barefootinthepark · 12/04/2010 00:11

it means eyes or ears in Flemish i think hold on

barefootinthepark · 12/04/2010 00:12

no it means hours in Flemish

belgo · 12/04/2010 13:31

uren is the word for hours in flemish
oren is the word for ears.

alannabanana · 12/04/2010 23:40

my son is oren. i would have liked to use the odhran spelling as we're irish but living in england i knew it would be problematic, so went with the hebrew spelling instead.
obviously you get the thumbs up from me, i think its great! and it really suits our son as the meaning of pine or ash tree is pertinant to him being soooo tall and with a keen interest in the outdoors!

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