Orel (name)

Orel is a given name and a surname of multiple origins. Of various meanings, the word means 'eagle' in some Slavic languages; as a Hebrew first name (אוראל) it means Light of God. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Orel Baye
• Orel Busby, American lawyer
• Orel Dgani, Israeli professional footballer
• Orel Grinfeld, Israeli football referee
• Orel Hershiser (born 1958), American baseball pitcher
• Orel Mangala (born 1998), Belgian footballer
• Orel Oral, Turkish swimmer
• Orel Viciani, Chilean politician

Surname

• Ahmet Örel, Turkish freestyle wrestler
• Alenka Orel, Slovenian sports sailor
• Alfred Orel (1889–1967), Austrian musicologist
• Ann Orel
• Anna Maria Orel, Estonian hammer thrower
• Janja Orel, Slovenian sports sailor
• Viktoria Orel, Ukrainian model and beauty pageant titleholder
• Vyacheslav Orel

Fictional characters

• Dr. Orel Benton, a character in the Christmas fantasy drama film Prancer
• Orel Puppington, the titular protagonist of the TV show Moral Orel

See also

• All pages with titles containing Orel