indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Meaning & History
From the name of the Canadian province, or from the name of Lake Ontario (see the place name Ontario), which is probably derived from the Huron word ontarí:io meaning "great lake".In the United States this name is rare but used regularly, for instance in 1976 it was given to 17 male children, in 1992 to 18, and in 2010 to 12.