Comments for the name Ona

Ona is also a Catalan feminine name. According to some websites it originally developed as a nickname for Mariona, a Catalan diminutive of Maria, but became popular as it coincides with the Catalan word "Ona", meaning "wave". The word itself is derived from the Latin "unda". According the data on Spain's Instituto Nacional de Estadística website Ona began to be used as a given name in Barcelona during the 1970s and became popular in the 2000s. In 2010 Ona ranked as the 28th most popular girls' name in Catalonia.