Oriol () is a

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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 ...

. It may refer to:

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* Oriol Elcacho, Spanish male model from Catalonia *

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 * Oriol Lozano, Spanish footballer from Catalonia * Oriol Martorell i Codina, Spanish music director, professor and politician from Catalonia *

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 *

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 *

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 *

Oriol Salvia Oriol Salvia (born 29 March 1975 in Barcelona) is a professional squash player from Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' ...

, Spanish squash player from Catalonia *

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

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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 *

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 *

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 * José María de Oriol y Urquijo, Spanish politician

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