Orville
Orville is a masculine given name, now uncommon.
Its most famous bearer is Orville Wright, who with his brother Wilbur made the first powered airplane flight in 1903.
The name occasionally appears in popular culture, as with Orville Redenbacher, the popcorn entrepreneur whose bespectacled image became a brand icon.
Wright
Flight-pioneering brother
- Kitty HawkHistoric Carolina flight site
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
- biplaneAircraft with two wing levels
- Wright FlyerFirst successful powered airplane
propeller · aeronautics · flight · pioneer · glider · airfoil · bicycle · Dayton
Wilbur
Flight-pioneering brother
- Kitty HawkHistoric Carolina flight site
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
- biplaneAircraft with two wing levels
Wright Flyer · propeller · aeronautics · flight · pioneer · glider · airfoil · bicycle · Dayton · patent
popcorn
Heated grain that puffs
- Fictional BirdsBig Bird, Donald Duck, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Road Runner
- Old-Fashioned NamesMildred, Gertrude, Ethel, Edna, Bertha
- The RescuersBernard, Penny, Rufus, Brutus, Nero
- Country Names