Orlah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Orlah

What is the meaning of the name Orlah ?

The baby name Orlah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OR-lah,OR-lə.

Orlah is Hebrew, Irish in Origin.

Orlah is a modern Anglicized respelling of the Irish feminine name Orla, ultimately from Old Irish Órfhlaith (ór “gold” + flaith “sovereign, ruler”). The sense is “golden ruler,” often rendered “golden princess,” and the pronunciation remains OR-la. Medieval Irish annals record noble bearers, including a 10th‑century queen consort named Órlaith, which helped establish the name’s prestige before its wide 20th‑century revival in Ireland and the UK.

Variants include Orla (standard Anglicized), Orlagh and Orlaith (forms influenced by the traditional spelling), Órla (with fada), and the older Órfhlaith. Orlah itself appears as a contemporary phonetic or stylistic variant in Anglophone countries. Note that Scandinavian masculine Orla is etymologically distinct. Also, Orlah coincides with a Hebrew common noun (orlah) referring to a ritual prohibition and “uncircumcised,” a term not used as a given name in Jewish tradition, and unrelated to the Irish name.