Onias

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Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Scripts Ὀνίας(Ancient Greek)

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
Edited 1/25/2023 by Lucille, Evil, Frollein Gladys and more