Oriol

Oriol (Eastern Calatan: [uɾiˈɔl]) is a Catalan name, which can be found as a given name or a surname. It derives from the Latin word aureus (golden). It was originally just a surname, but started to be used as a given name in honour of Saint Joseph Oriol.[1]

It may also be a Slavic surname literally meaning "eagle", a transliteration variant of Орёл, Oryol.

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Surname

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Oriol
  • All pages with titles containing Oriol
  • Auriol (disambiguation), French name also derived from "aureus"

References

  1. ↑ "Nombres masculinos. Letra O". Archived from the original on 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2008-11-12.