Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis. · A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel. · A surname. · A male given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage.
From Middle English Orioun, from Latin Ōrīōn, from Ancient Greek Ὠρίων (Ōríōn), speculatively from Akkadian 𒌋𒊒𒀭𒈾 (Uru-anna, “heaven's light”), though without any firm evidence.
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