Orla

Orla meaning

Orla is an international girl's name of Irish origin.

The golden lady; Irish Órfhlaith, from ór, "gold", and flaith

Also used to mean: golden princess

Orla is the English spelling of the Irish name Órfhlaith or Órlaith. Patrick Woulfe's Irish Names and Surnames calls it an old Irish name meaning "the golden lady", with the Latin form Orlata. It is made of ór, "gold", and flaith, which the Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language gives as lordship and sovereignty, and, of a person, a ruler or prince; banflaith is a princess. Name lists give it as "golden princess", which fits the source. Woulfe lists it among the old native Irish names for women. It is said OR-luh, and Indian parents may like that it shares the "gold" of Swarna and Hema.

Source: Patrick Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) · entry Órfhlaith · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames, Órfhlaith (Library Ireland) · eDIL, flaith

Popularity abroad

• #64 England and Wales, girls 2025
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Spellings

Orla · Orlaith · Orlagh

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