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Orville

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“Golden city”

Orville was invented by the 18th-century writer Fanny Burney, who perhaps intended it to mean "golden city" in French. Orville Wright (1871-1948), together with his brother Wilbur, invented the first successful airplane.

English2 syllables · /ˈɔr.vɪl/

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