Meaning & Origin
An individual's spiritual intuition and destiny, according to Yoruba beliefs.
Ori is a boy's and girl's baby name of Hebrew origin meaning 'my light' or 'light is mine,' from the Hebrew or (light) with the possessive suffix. It is a popular modern Israeli name used widely in Israel and increasingly in Jewish communities in the West.
Ori has a beautiful simplicity — three letters, two syllables, and a meaning as clear as what it names. Like other modern Israeli names (Ilan, Yair, Noam), it has a clean, contemporary Hebrew quality that feels ancient and completely current simultaneously. A name that literally brings light.