Hebrew · Girl name
Orit
“light”
About the name Orit
Orit is a Hebrew girls’ name. It comes from Hebrew, meaning ‘light’, and is built on or, the Hebrew word for light, with the feminine suffix -it. Related names include Ora, Orly and Orah. Orit is used mainly in Israel and among Jewish families abroad. In Hebrew, names ending in -it are a common way of forming feminine names, as in Nurit and Sigalit.
- Meaning
- light
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- oh-REET(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Orit
- Orit Hannah
- Orit Maya
- Orit Shalom
- Orit Ziva
- Orit Tamar
Questions about Orit
- What does Orit mean?
- Orit is a Hebrew name meaning "light".
- How do you pronounce Orit?
- Orit is pronounced oh-REET, with emphasis on the second syllable.
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