Orion

Meanings

1. A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis.
2. A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
3. A surname.
4. A male given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage.
5. A female given name.
6. Place names:
7. A locality in the Central Highlands, Queensland, Australia.
8. A hamlet in the Municipal District of County of Forty Mile No. 8, Alberta, Canada.
9. A commune of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
10. A municipality of Bataan, Philippines.
11. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama, United States, also known as Prospect Ridge.
12. A ghost town in Kings County, California, United States.

Etymology

From Middle English Orioun, from Latin Ōrīōn, from Ancient Greek Ὠρίων (Ōríōn), speculatively from Akkadian 𒌋𒊒𒀭𒈾 (Uru-anna, “heaven's light”), though without any firm evidence.