Orchidea

Orchidea

See also: orchidea

English

Etymology

From Italian Orchidea, from orchidea (“orchid”).

Proper noun

Orchidea

  1. A female given name from Italian [in turn from Latin], of rare usage.
    • 1943 April 4, “Orchidea Battiston”, in Brooklyn Eagle, 102nd year, number 93, Brooklyn, N.Y., →OCLC, page 16, column 1:
      Miss Orchidea M. Battiston, daughter of John Battiston of 282 Wallabout St., will be married to Cadet Anthony A. Fiorenza, also of Brooklyn, on Palm Sunday.
    • 2001, C.B. Don [pseudonym], “Shattered Idyll”, in Accused by Facet-Eyes: A Classic Science-Fiction Novel, Yorba Linda, Calif.: Sterling Ter Libra, published March 2002, →ISBN, page 125:
      “Bzzmm…Dr. Leigh, I am Aster and this, is my sister Orchidea,” one of the Magi girls introduced and the girls both spread their wings with respectful grace.
    • 2025 June 23 [2024], Hisaya Amagishi, translated by A.M. Cola, “Jonas the Bodyguard’s Hot Night”, in Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools ~Side Stories~, [San Antonio, Tex.]: J-Novel Club, →ISBN:
      “You’ve kept me waiting, Jonas,” a woman complained in a low, husky voice. Jonas couldn’t suppress a smirk as he replied, “Please forgive me, Lady Orchidea.”
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