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Has anyone heard of a meaning for the name Oney? It was the name of George Washington's runaway slave, Oney Judge. Later on she went by the nickname of Ona, which according to this website is Lithuanian.
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There would be other derivations of Ona besides the Lithuanian one, as with almost any very short name.
There is some possibility Oney is a short form of an African name, but it seems more likely to me that it's a short form of a name like Honora or Honoria, or even a respelling of Annie.
There is some possibility Oney is a short form of an African name, but it seems more likely to me that it's a short form of a name like Honora or Honoria, or even a respelling of Annie.
This message was edited 1/14/2006, 3:17 PM
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Yes Slave owners often gave their slaves short forms of names rather than the full name
see the link below
http://www.afrolumens.org/slavery/names.html
see the link below
http://www.afrolumens.org/slavery/names.html
This message was edited 1/14/2006, 3:38 PM
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I have seen from varies searches that Oney is a surname but I cant locate the meaning.
Is it possible that the name was of African origin but misspelt, After all few slaves could read or write and it was left to their masters to spell the names as they pleased.
Is it possible that the name was of African origin but misspelt, After all few slaves could read or write and it was left to their masters to spell the names as they pleased.
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