Oriol () is a
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
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name, which can be found as a given name or a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
. It derives from the Latin word ''aureus'' (golden). It was originally just a surname, but started to be used as a given name in honour of Saint
Joseph Oriol
Joseph Oriol (José Orioli) ( ca, Sant Josep Oriol) (23 November 1650 – 23 March 1702) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest now venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church who is called the "Thaumaturgus of Barcelona".
He was beatified under Po ...
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It may refer to:
Given name
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Oriol Elcacho, Spanish male model from Catalonia
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Oriol Junqueras
Oriol Junqueras i Vies (; born 11 April 1969) is a Catalan politician and historian from Spain. A former mayor of the municipality of Sant Vicenç dels Horts in Catalonia, Junqueras served as Vice President of Catalonia from January 2016 to Oct ...
, Spanish politician from Catalonia
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Oriol Lozano, Spanish footballer from Catalonia
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Oriol Martorell i Codina, Spanish music director, professor and politician from Catalonia
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Oriol Riera
Oriol Riera Magem (Catalan pronunciation: ˈɾjɔl ˈrjeɾə born 3 July 1986) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker, currently manager of CD Tudelano.
After starting out at Barcelona, he went on to amass La Liga totals of ...
, Spanish football player from Catalonia
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Oriol Ripol
Oriol Ripol (born 6 September 1975, in Catalonia) is a rugby union footballer from Spain.
He previously played for Rotherham, Northampton, Worcester Warriors (whom he left in 2011.) and Sale Sharks, and has represented the Barbarians. In the 2005 ...
, Spanish rugby union player from Catalonia
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Oriol Romeu
Oriol Romeu Vidal (; born 24 September 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga side Girona.
Romeu began his career at Barcelona, playing mainly in their reserves. In 2011, he joined Chelsea fo ...
, Spanish football player from Catalonia
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Oriol Salvia
Oriol Salvia (born 29 March 1975 in Barcelona) is a professional squash player from Spain
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, Spanish squash player from Catalonia
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Oriol Servià
Oriol Servià i Imbers (born 13 July 1974) is a Spanish racing driver who competes part-time in the IndyCar Series. He raced for Dragon Racing in the 2014–15 Formula E season, and left the series prior to the 2015 Miami ePrix to become man ...
, Spanish race car driver from Catalonia
Surname
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Estevan Oriol
Estevan Oriol is an American of Mexican-Italian descent, photographer and music video director based in Los Angeles, California. His work has been featured in magazines, usually reflects Los Angeles urban and gang culture, and he has also photograp ...
, Mexican American photographer
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Saint Joseph Oriol
Joseph Oriol (José Orioli) ( ca, Sant Josep Oriol) (23 November 1650 – 23 March 1702) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest now venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church who is called the "Thaumaturgus of Barcelona".
He was beatified under Po ...
, Spanish Catholic saint
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José Luis de Oriol y Urigüen
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ).
In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...
, Spanish Carlist politician
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José María de Oriol y Urquijo, Spanish politician
See also
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Auriol (disambiguation)
Auriol may refer to:
People
* Didier Auriol (b. 1958), French rally driver and World Rally Champion
* George Auriol, alias of Jean-Georges Huyot (1863–1938), French poet, songwriter, painter, graphic designer, illustrator, and type designer
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, French name also derived from "aureus"
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Oryol
Oryol ( rus, Орёл, p=ɐˈrʲɵl, lit. ''eagle''), also transliterated as Orel or Oriol, is a city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast situated on the Oka River, approximately south-southwest of Moscow. It is part of the Central Fed ...
, place in Russia also known as Oriol
References
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Catalan masculine given names
Catalan-language surnames