Meaning For Name Orion

From greek and roman mytholoogy orion was a son of poseidon.

Meaning for name orion. Facebook twitter google email. Mythological orion was a mighty hunter and son of poseidon. Meanings greek baby names meaning.

Rising in the sky. Keep in mind that many names may have different meanings in other countries and languages so be careful that the name that you choose doesn t mean something bad or unpleasant. He loved the goddess diana but was accidentally killed by her and thenceforth placed in the heavens as the constellation orion.

Origin of the name orion. Meaning uncertain but possibly related to greek ὅριον horion meaning boundary limit alternatively it may be derived from akkadian uru anna meaning light of the heavens this is the name of a constellation which gets its name from a legendary greek hunter who was killed by a scorpion sent by the earth goddess gaia.