Orang as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Orang

What is the meaning of the name Orang ?

The baby name Orang is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈo.raŋ/ (OH-rang).

Orang is Indonesian, Malay in Origin.

Orang is a Persian (Farsi) given name from Middle Persian awrang/aurang (اورنگ), meaning “throne,” “royal seat,” and by extension “splendor” or “dignity.” The word is prominent in classical Persian literature - Jami titled his celebrated poem cycle Haft Awrang (“Seven Thrones”) - and it long denoted the elevated platform on which a ruler sat, a metaphor for authority and glory.

As a personal name it has been used in Iran and across Persianate courts and literate circles, and it entered South Asian onomastics through Urdu and Persian influence; the Mughal imperial name Aurangzeb (“ornament of the throne”) preserves the same element. Modern usage is uncommon but persistent, usually masculine. Spellings vary because of transliteration from Persian: Aurang, Awrang, Urang, and Orang. Not to be confused with Malay/Indonesian orang “person,” which is a common noun rather than a given name.