Of the mountains
Derived from the Greek word 'oros' meaning mountain. In Greek mythology, Orestes was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who famously avenged his father's death. It carries a sense of rugged, ancient strength and dramatic history.
Less common today
Orestes isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,741 in 1992.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The protagonist of the Oresteia trilogy who avenges his father · The Oresteia by Aeschylus
Cuban-American professional baseball player and broadcaster
Nineteenth-century American intellectual and social reformer
Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist
