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4/14/2013, 8:26 AM El is a Beth

Name Onias
Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Scripts Ὀνίας(Ancient Greek)
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name חוֹנִיּוֹ (Honiyya) or (Honiyahu) meaning "mercy of God" (see Choni).

This was the name of three Jewish High Priests, two of whom are mentioned in 1 and 2 Maccabees in the Bible.
Added 4/14/2013 by El is a Beth