What is "orme"

Orme may refer to:

Orme (1889 – 17 September 1915) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He was trained at Kingsclere by John Porter for the 1st Duke of Westminster. As a two-year-old he won the Middle Park and Dewhurst Stakes. As a three-year-old he was not well enough to take part in the 2000 Guineas and Epsom Derby, but came back to win the Eclipse Stakes. Orme stayed in training as a four-year-old and won another Eclipse Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the race twice, a feat that has only been repeated four times since. After he had retired from racing, he became a successful sire and was Champion sire of Great Britain in 1899. His son Flying Fox won the Triple Crown and the Eclipse Stakes. Orme also sired Epsom Derby winner Orby and 1000 Guineas winner Witch Elm. His regular jockeys were George Barrett and Morny Cannon.

Orme is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• David Orme, English writer and poet
• Denise Orme (1885–1960), English music hall singer
• Geoffrey Orme (1904–1978), British screenwriter
• George Orme (1891–1962), American Major League baseball player
• Nicholas Orme, British historian
• Philibert de l'Orme (c. 1510–1570), French Renaissance architect
• Robert Orme (1728–1801), British military historian
• Stanley Orme, Baron Orme (1923–2005), British Labour Party politician
• William W. Orme (1832–1866), American soldier and lawyer

Given name:

• Orme G. Stuart (1914–1990), Canadian businessman and naval officer
• Sir David Orme Masson 1858–1937, English scientist
• Leslie Orme Wilson (1876–1955), British soldier and politician
• Richard Wilberforce, Baron Wilberforce (1907-2003), British barrister and judge