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Hi there. Just ran across this site and wanted to add my two cents.
PLEASE do not name your child 'Ona' unless you are honoring someone. After almost 70 years of repeating, spelling, repeating and spelling it again (to almost everyone), it is tiresome.
Here is the tip of the iceberg. (I will not include all the stuff from elementary through high school).
When asked if it's 'short' for something, I tell people, "Yeah, short for Onaugh".
Yes, it may sound Hawaiian, but it's not.
No, I do not know the precise ethnic derivation.
Yes, it is an odd name, but I didn't choose it.
So please go with a normal/ordinary name...your child will thank you later in life. (^.^)
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PLEASE do not name your child 'Ona' unless you are honoring someone. After almost 70 years of repeating, spelling, repeating and spelling it again (to almost everyone), it is tiresome.
Here is the tip of the iceberg. (I will not include all the stuff from elementary through high school).
When asked if it's 'short' for something, I tell people, "Yeah, short for Onaugh".
Yes, it may sound Hawaiian, but it's not.
No, I do not know the precise ethnic derivation.
Yes, it is an odd name, but I didn't choose it.
So please go with a normal/ordinary name...your child will thank you later in life. (^.^)
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Beautiful.
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Means "she" in Croatian.
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Ona. I think it is one of the most BEAUTIFUL names out there. It’s sounds simple and sweet. And mysterious. I love this name and I would name my daughter this if I could rename her. It’s a GORGEOUS name but I know some people don’t like it which really makes no sense, but whatever it’s still such a pretty name!
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I prefer Anna "AN-uh".
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I have loved this name for years, it has a feeling to it that I don't find in a lot of names.
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Means "woman" in Japanese.
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Ona, is in Tuscarora language, similar to Bantu Langauge use, to see, farewell, etc.
Ona is evidently an ancient term carried into various languages today.
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Ona is evidently an ancient term carried into various languages today.
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Ona means one, prime or unity in Old Gaelic. My grandmother, Ona (OH-na), was of Scotch-Irish descent. She was the last one to be born in her family. I named my first child after her.
Later we lived in S.E. Africa, there we learned "Ona" means "see, look" in the Bantu tongues. The Bantu "Ona" is a profound witness of reality, a proof with your own eyes, a confirmation of expectations.
"Ona! Ona!" is an excited greeting when you recognize someone far off, "Look! I see that you are coming!"
Ona is found within many traditional Bantu names such as Ti•cha•Ona, literally "We shall see". Tichaona is a statement of faith & expectation. Tichaona confirms that we shall see it with our own eyes, it will come to pass where all can see.
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Later we lived in S.E. Africa, there we learned "Ona" means "see, look" in the Bantu tongues. The Bantu "Ona" is a profound witness of reality, a proof with your own eyes, a confirmation of expectations.
"Ona! Ona!" is an excited greeting when you recognize someone far off, "Look! I see that you are coming!"
Ona is found within many traditional Bantu names such as Ti•cha•Ona, literally "We shall see". Tichaona is a statement of faith & expectation. Tichaona confirms that we shall see it with our own eyes, it will come to pass where all can see.
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I named my youngest daughter Ona. I saw the name on a documentary that I was watching and I thought it was old fashioned and unique. Everyone compliments her name. I am not sure if she will ever meet another Ona but that is okay. It is a beautiful and sweet name that fits her perfectly!
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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. [noted -ed]
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In Catalan, means "wave".
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Ona means "she" in Polish.
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I do think this name is pretty and simple, but it sounds and looks like "onna" which means "woman" in Japanese, so I wouldn't use it.
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Ona Munson was an actress who played Belle Watling in Gone with the Wind.
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This is my cousin's name, she pronounces it "OH-nuh".
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The famous classic book "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair features a main character Ona, who is Lithuanian, and is very small and delicate. The book does get graphic, but is definitely a good read from the 1930s.
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Ona means "She" in Czech and Slovak.
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I love the English pronunciation of the name, "O-nuh". Very special but still not too strange.
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I have a friend who bears this name. She pronounces it "Oh-nay".
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Ona also means "wave" in Catalan. Pronounced "AW-nuh".
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Actress Ona Grauer is a famous bearer.
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I very much like this name. I didn't know it was Lithuanian. I like it very much because it's short but strong. When I have a baby girl, I'm definitely calling her "Ona". In Catalonia there ara several "Ona"s.
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