Oriol () is a Catalan name, which can be found as a given name or a surname. 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.
It may also be a Slavic surname literally meaning "eagle", a transliteration variant of , Oryol.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
Oriol Almirón Ruiz Oriol Alsina Oriol Amat Oriol Ayala Oriol Bohigas Oriol Bohigas Martí Oriol de Bolòs Oriol Cardona Coll, Spanish ski mountaineer Oriol Combarros Oriol Combarros Oriol Elcacho, Catalan male model Oriol Jorge Oriol Junqueras, Catalan politician Oriol Junyent Oriol Lozano, Catalan footballer Oriol Martorell i Codina, Catalan music director, professor and politician Oriol Mitjà Oriol Mohedano Oriol Pamies Oriol Paulo Oriol Paulí Oriol Pla, Catalan actor Oriol Rangel Oriol Rey Oriol Riera, Catalan football player Oriol Ripol, Catalan rugby union player Oriol Roca Batalla Oriol Romeu, Catalan football player Oriol Rosell Oriol Salvia, Catalan squash player Oriol Sàbat Oriol Sellarès Oriol Servià, Catalan race car driver Oriol Soldevila Oriol Tarragó Oriol Valls Oriol Vinyals
Surname André Oriol Antonio María Oriol Urquijo Clara Oriol de la Huerta Estevan Oriol, Mexican American photographer Fernand Oriol Gerald Oriol Jr. Saint Joseph Oriol, Spanish Catholic saint José Luis de Oriol y Urigüen, Spanish Carlist politician José María de Oriol y Urquijo, Spanish politician Mireia Oriol Joseph Oriol Paulette Poujol-Oriol Roger Oriol Rosa Oriol Veaceslav Oriol
See also
Auriol (disambiguation), French name also derived from "aureus"
References