Orre

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Orre is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English surname6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Sweden, Australia, United Kingdom

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Orré

• Norwegian surname6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Sweden, Norway, United States, Finland

  Languages: Norwegian, Swedish, Danish

  Also written Orré

• French surname3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Sweden

  Also written Orré, Orrè

• Spanish surname5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Sweden, Mexico, Finland

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Orrè, Orré

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Orré

26 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Orre is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Swedish, black grouse (a large, black bird)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Basque, juniper

  as a word·Trask, Etymological Dictionary of Basque (2008 posthumous draft)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Eystein Orreb. 1014NONorwegian military personnel
• Johann Andreas Orreb. 1750Baltic German organ builder (died after 1751)
• Carl Orreb. 1820SESwedish politician
• Egil Johnny Orreb. 1920NONorwegian association football player (1920-2012)
• Vieno Orreb. 1920FIFinnish painter (1920-1984)
• Ingvar Orreb. 1932SESwedish journalist
• Magne Orreb. 1950NONorwegian racing cyclist
• Hanna Orreb. 1974SESwedish alpine skier

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What does the name Orre mean, and where does it come from?

From the Swedish nickname Swedish Orre, from orre. Recorded by Wiktionary and Nordic Names.

How do you pronounce Orre?

A machine transcription gives /ɔɹɹ/ (IPA) for English.

In which country does Orre have the most bearers?

In Finland, the national register counted about 868 people named Orre, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled orre.

Where is Orre most common?

Orre is densest in Finland, where the national register counts about 1 in 6.4 thousand people carrying it.

How common is the name Orre?

In Finland, the national register counted 868 people named Orre, about 1 in 6.4 thousand residents.