Ornan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ornan

What is the meaning of the name Ornan ?

The baby name Ornan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: OR-nən (/ˈɔːrnən/); Hebrew: or-NAHN (/orˈnan/); Irish: OH-rən (/ˈoːrən/).

Ornan is Gaelic, Hebrew, Irish in Origin.

Ornan is a masculine name from the Hebrew Bible, rendered in Chronicles as the Jebusite landowner who sold his threshing floor to King David - the site that became the Temple Mount (1 Chronicles 21). In the parallel account in Samuel he is called Araunah, often treated as the same figure. The name entered English through early Bible translations and has seen only sporadic use among English-speaking Protestants since the Reformation, remaining rare today.

Its exact meaning is uncertain. Traditional Hebrew name lists gloss Ornan as “strong” or “one who rejoices,” while some scholars note a possible link to Hebrew oren (“pine”), though this is debated. Because Araunah may reflect a Hurrian or Jebusite royal title meaning “lord,” Ornan could represent a Hebraized personal name in Chronicles. Variants and cognates include Araunah (biblical parallel) and Ornán in Spanish; it is distinct from Onan.

⚙ Ornan is far from common. We have only 52 recorded uses of it on record, from 16 countries.