Onias
Hebrew · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Onias
Onias derives from the Hebrew name Yonah (יוֹנָה), meaning "dove," with the Greek form Onias used in Hellenistic Jewish contexts.
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Etymology
Onias derives from the Hebrew name Yonah (יוֹנָה), meaning "dove," with the Greek form Onias used in Hellenistic Jewish contexts. The name is primarily associated with Jewish history, notably borne by high priests in Jerusalem during the Hellenistic period (3rd-2nd centuries BCE), particularly Onias III who was a prominent figure in 2 Maccabees.
Onias currently ranks #13,711 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2020.
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