{{wiktionary}} '''Orso''' is the Italian word meaning "bear", and is a common given name and surname in Italy.
; Given name *Orso of Benevento (died 892), Prince of Benevento *Orso Ipato, Doge of Venice, 726–737 *Orso I Participazio (died 881), Doge of Venice *Orso II Participazio (died 932), Doge of Venice, 912–932 *Orso Maria Guerrini (born 1943), Italian actor *Orso Mario Corbino (1876–1937), Italian physicist and politician
; Surname *Anna Orso (1938–2012), Italian actress *Michel Orso (born 1936), French singer-songwriter *Mike D'Orso (born 1953), American journalist
==Other== *Örsö, an island in the Stockholm archipelago, Sweden *Orso (band), a US-based band *Sant'Orso, name in Italian of the Collegiate church of Saint Ursus in Aosta, Italy
==See also== *Edda Dell'Orso (born 1935), Italian singer *''L'orso bruno'', a 1975 album by Antonello Venditti Category:Surnames derived from nicknames Category:Italian-language surnames Category:Given names {{dab}} {{Bear-surname}}