Orestis

Orestis (Greek: Ορεστίς) is a Greek term that can refer to different things in geography and onomastics. In ancient geography, Orestis denoted a region in northern Greece. Its precise extent varied in ancient sources, but the name was used to describe a district associated with the northern highlands and neighboring Greek regions. The Orestae, an ancient group mentioned by geographers, were connected with this area.

In modern Greece, Orestis is the name of a municipality in the Florina regional unit of West Macedonia. It was formed in 2011 under the Kallikratis reform by merging neighboring municipalities, and its administrative seat is the town of Argos Orestiko. The toponym survives in local placenames and in regional identity.

As a personal name, Orestis is a masculine given name in Greek. It is derived from the mythological figure Orestes, son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and is used by individuals in Greece and in Greek communities abroad.

The term Orestis thus appears in both historical and contemporary contexts, reflecting a continuity of the name across geography and culture.