Ordoño

Boy · Medieval Asturian, uncertain

Ordoño

Say it: or-DOH-nyoh

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Meaning

Uncertain; a medieval Asturian name with no agreed etymology.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Borne by four kings of Asturias and León in the 9th and 10th centuries.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Spanish

Famous bearers

Ordoño I, king of Asturias

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OrdgarBoyFrom Old English ord 'point, spear point' and gar 'spear'.Viking & Saxon · forgotten

Where this comes from

Royal and noble genealogies

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