Orelia

Orelia (/ɒriːəlɑː/ or its variants Orelious, Ornellas, Orellana, Orellia, Ortelius or Orelias) is a feminine name primarily occurring in Europe, Mediterranean and South America. Deriving from the Latin, Aurelius family meaning "golden". Although not exceedingly common in America the name Orelia has been present since the 1800s. On the contrarily the last name "Orelias" and its various spellings, however are not common and have decreased or virtually gone non extant since the mid-1800s. The name has been documented in Spain, Haiti, Brazil, America, and South Africa. The name "Orellana" is a habitational name from either of two places in Badajoz province, probably so called from Latin villa Aureliana meaning ‘estate of Aurelius’. There are many variations of the name spelling as well. rdf:langString