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BoyPronounced Classical Greek /o.res.tɛːs/; English /ɔ.ˈɹɛs.tiːz/

Orestes

A name meaning "of the mountains".

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Orestes is a boy name meaning "of the mountains".

Pronunciation: Classical Greek /o.res.tɛːs/; English /ɔ.ˈɹɛs.tiːz/.

GenderBoy
Meaningof the mountains
PronunciationClassical Greek /o.res.tɛːs/; English /ɔ.ˈɹɛs.tiːz/

Meaning and history

The name means "of the mountains", derived from Greek ὄρος ( oros ) meaning "mountain" and ἵστημι ( histemi ) meaning "to stand". In Greek myth he was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. He killed his mother and her lover Aegisthus after they killed his father.

Notes and context

Usage: greek mythology | Ancient Greek: Ὀρέστης