Meaning Orestes
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Orestes


son of Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra, from Greek Orestes, literally "mountaineer," from oros "mountain" (see oread).
Source: etymonline.com

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(n) (Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
Source: beedictionary.com

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N M Orestes; son of Agamennon and Clytaemnestra; play by Euripides; book by Varro
Source: latin-dictionary.org (offline)

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Dataminae|subfamily|noshow=1'' - subfamily; ''Datamini|tribe|noshow=1'' - tribe
Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Means "of the mountains", derived from Greek ὄρος (oros) meaning "mountain" and ἵστημι (histemi) meaning "to stand [..]
Source: behindthename.com





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