Orlova

Orlova is a name that can refer to a surname or toponymy in Slavic-speaking regions. As a surname, Orlova is the feminine form of Orlov, used in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and other countries with Slavic naming conventions. Surnames of this type often derive from a patronymic origin or a place associated with the Orlov family, or from the noun orel meaning eagle.

As a place name, Orlova appears in several countries as the name of small villages or geographic features. In many cases, these toponyms are transliterated from Cyrillic Орлова or Орловa into Orlova in contexts where diacritics are not used, or they may be rendered as Orlová in Czechia, reflecting local orthography.

In transliteration and linguistic contexts, Orlova can appear in records in Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Polish, and other languages. The diacritic-free form Orlova is common in English-language references.