Middle names for Orville
Good middle names for Orville change the rhythm, start with a different sound and end differently, so the full name doesn't blur or rhyme. Orville has 2 syllables and ranked #6,347 for boys in 2025; these boy names, all well established in US records, fit those rules.
1-syllable middle names
Orville has 2 syllables; a 1-syllable middle name gives a contrasting rhythm.
- Orville James English form of Jacob
- Orville Jack
- Orville John 'God is gracious' (Hebrew Yohanan)
- Orville Miles
- Orville Charles man, free man
- Orville Kai
- Orville Brooks brook, stream (surname)
- Orville Beau handsome (French)
- Orville Myles
- Orville Jace short form of Jason: healer
- Orville George farmer, earth-worker
- Orville Juan God is gracious (Spanish form of John)
3-syllable middle names
A longer or shorter middle name also keeps the full name from sounding sing-song.
- Orville Elijah 'my God is Yahweh'
- Orville Theodore gift of God
- Orville Mateo 'gift of Yahweh' (via Matthew)
- Orville Benjamin
- Orville Sebastian from Sebaste; 'venerable'
- Orville Julian of Julius (Roman family name)
- Orville Elias 'my God is Yahweh' (via Elijah)
- Orville Gabriel 'God is my strength / man of God'
- Orville Maverick
- Orville Anthony
- Orville Josiah healed or supported by God
- Orville Isaiah God is salvation
Classic and vintage middle names
Names that have lasted (timeless) or are coming back after a century (vintage revival), by our measured style lists.
- Orville Anthony
- Orville Samuel
- Orville Henry home + ruler (Germanic)
- Orville Arthur
- Orville Vincent conquering
- Orville Victor conqueror
- Orville Francis Frenchman, Frank
- Orville Theodore gift of God
- Orville Martin of Mars
- Orville Wesley western meadow (surname)
Middle names from Orville's era
Names whose popularity rose and fell with Orville's, so they feel of a piece with it.
- Orville Wilbur
- Orville Alphonse
- Orville Maurice Moorish, dark-skinned
- Orville Clement
- Orville Hubert "bright mind"
- Orville Virgil
- Orville Ellsworth
- Orville Wilfred "will" + "peace"
- Orville Erwin
- Orville Elwood
Try it with your last name
The surname changes everything: a middle name that flows with Orville can clash with your last name. Check Orville with a middle and last name for rhythm, initials and the monogram.
How these were chosen
There is no official record of middle names, so these come from sound rules, not popularity: a different number of syllables from Orville, a different first sound and ending, and no repeated consonant or vowel run-on where the names meet. Initials depend on your last name, so the full-name checker tests them. Candidates are names given to at least 2,500 boys in the last five years. Style groups use our measured style lists, and "same era" names are those with the most similar popularity curve to Orville.