 The name () seems to be a compound of "sól" (meaning 'sun') and "vǫrn" (meaning 'protection').The meaning of the name is then 'protector of the Sun'.This would refer to the fact that the deep valley of Solvorn secure the old chieftain site of Ornes sunlight in the evenings, when the areas north and south of Ornes lies in the shadows of the mountains.