Wikipedia's first sentence called it “popular name in the hebrew language”. Today it says “gender-neutral hebrew given name”.
Measured, not asserted. Every count, date and revision on this page was taken from Wikipedia's own history and checked against the live article. The words quoted are theirs.
Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-03.
We saved snapshots of this article over twenty years; you are reading the 2025 one. Red dashes: removed from Wikipedia since.Pale dots: rewritten; the numbered note shows what it says now.Red text: written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot.1 tap a number or a side note to jump between them
The opening as it read in 2025
Ori is a unisex Hebrew given name , for males or females which means "my light ”. Also a name from the Hebrew Bible ( Isaiah chapter 60 ). A female name with a similar meaning and sound is Orit (meaning "A small light"). Notable people with the name Ori include: Ori Biton (born 1987), Israeli footballer Ori Elon (born 1981), Israeli writer and filmmaker Ori Gersht (born 1967), Israeli photographer Ori Kaplan (born 1969), Israeli musician Ori Orr (born 1939), Israeli former general and politician Ori Pfeffer (born 1975), Israeli actor Ori Reisman (1924–1991), Israeli painter Ori Shitrit (born 1986), Israeli football player Ori Sivan (born 1963), Israeli director and screenwriter Ori Uzan (born 1978), Israeli football assistant manager and former player Ori Yogev (born 1960), Israeli businessman Ori Kalmus (born 1986), American-Israeli actor
This is Wikipedia's own text, saved in our repository. Their copy of it is revision 1297496225.
The opening as it stood in 2010
Ori (also, Orri—both pronounced "Oree") is a popular name in the Hebrew language . The name means "my light ". It is normally given as a male name although in the modern era, there is a rising trend to name new born female babies with male names and as such the name is occasionally given to girls. v t e
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 367049784.
The opening as it stood in 2015 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Ori (also, Orri—both pronounced "Oree") is a popular name in the Hebrew language . The name means "my light ". It is normally given as a male name. A common female Hebrew name with similar meaning and sound is Orli (pronounced Orlee - meaning "light to me"). v t e
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 434445490.
The opening as it stood in 2020 4 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Ori is a Hebrew given name , for males and females which means "my light ”.Also a name from the Hebrew Bible (Isaiah chapter 60).A female name with a similar meaning and sound is Orit (meaning "A small light").The name Ori may refer to: Ori Biton (born 1987), Israeli footballer Ori Calif (born 1977), Israeli lawyer Ori Elon (born 1981), Israeli writer and filmmaker Ori Gersht (born 1967), Israeli photographer Ori Kaplan (born 1969), Israeli musician Ori Kritz (born 1958), Israeli historian Ori Orr (born 1939), Israeli former general and politician Ori Reisman (1924–1991), Israeli painter Ori Shitrit (born 1986), Israeli football player Ori Sivan (born 1963), Israeli director and screenwriter Ori Uzan (born 1978), Israeli football assistant manager and former player Ori Yogev (born 1960), Israeli businessman
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 883418527.
The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Ori is a Hebrew given name , for males which means "my light ”. Also a name from the Hebrew Bible ( Isaiah chapter 60 ). A female name with a similar meaning and sound is Orit (meaning "A small light"). Notable people with the name Ori include: Ori Biton (born 1987), Israeli footballer Ori Elon (born 1981), Israeli writer and filmmaker Ori Gersht (born 1967), Israeli photographer Ori Kaplan (born 1969), Israeli musician Ori Orr (born 1939), Israeli former general and politician Ori Reisman (1924–1991), Israeli painter Ori Shitrit (born 1986), Israeli football player Ori Sivan (born 1963), Israeli director and screenwriter Ori Uzan (born 1978), Israeli football assistant manager and former player Ori Yogev (born 1960), Israeli businessman
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 1177073705.
Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “popular name in the hebrew language”. Today it says “gender-neutral hebrew given name”. Read the current article and compare.
2010
2015
2020
Oct '23
2025
Counts in the opening at each snapshot. Green: the word gained ground. Red: it was cut. Grey: no change.
What Wikipedia says this is
Every article opens by defining its subject. This one was redefined since 2010, and today's defining sentence is their current revision.
Then
popular name in the hebrew language
Now
gender-neutral hebrew given name
Struck red text is no longer in the article; dotted amber text was rewritten. Every revision id links to Wikipedia's copy; the text shown is our own saved copy. Data: /data. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA; quoted for the record; not affiliated with Wikipedia.
