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OBA:
Egyptian name meaning "scepter holder; king."
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OBADIAH: Anglicized form of Hebrew
Obadyah, meaning "servant of
God." In the bible, this is
the name of many characters, including a minor prophet.
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OBADYAH
(עוֹבַדְיָה): Hebrew name meaning "servant of God." In the bible, this is
the name of many characters, including a minor prophet.
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OBED:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Owbed, meaning "serving,
worshiping." In the bible, this is the name of several characters,
including a son of Ruth.
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OBED-EDOM:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Obed Edown,
meaning "servant of Edom" or "he who serves the Edomites."
In the bible, this is the name of a Levite and a Gittite.
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OBED
EDOWN (עׄבֵדאֱדׄם): Hebrew name
meaning "servant of Edom" or "he who serves the Edomites."
In the bible, this is the name of a Levite and a Gittite.
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OBERON:
English form of French Auberon, meaning
"elf ruler." In Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's
Dream," this was the name of the king of the fairies.
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OBI:
African Igbo name meaning "heart."
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OBRAD
(Обрад): Serbian name meaning "happiness."
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OCEAN:
English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word, from Latin oceanus,
from Greek okeanos,
meaning "ocean."
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OCEANUS:
Latin form of Greek Okeanos, meaning
"ocean." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Uranus and Gaia,
a Titan god and personification of the ocean once believed to encircle the world.
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OCHIENG:
African Luo name, meaning "born when the sun shines."
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OCTAVIAN:
Short form of Roman Latin Octavianus, meaning
"eighth."
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OCTAVIANUS:
From Roman Latin Octavius, meaning
"eighth."
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OCTAVIO:
Spanish form of Roman Latin Octavius, meaning
"eighth."
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OCTAVIUS:
Roman family name, derived from the Latin word octavus, meaning
"eighth."
- OCUMWHOWURST:
Native American Cheyenne name meaning "yellow wolf."
- OCUNNOWHURST:
Variant form of Cheyenne Ocumwhowurst, meaning
"yellow wolf."
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ODA:
Old French form of German Otto,
meaning "wealthy." Compare with feminine Oda.
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ODAKOTA:
Native American Sioux name meaning "friend."
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ODALIS:
Spanish unisex form of French Odilon,
meaning "wealthy."
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ODD:
Norwegian form of Old Norse Oddr, meaning "point of a
weapon."
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ODDER:
Old Swedish form of Old Norse Oddr, meaning "point
of a weapon."
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ODDMUND:
Norwegian and Swedish name composed of the Old Norse elements oddr
"point of a weapon" and mundr "protection."
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ODDR:
Old Norse name derived from the word oddr, meaning "point of a
weapon."
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ODED:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Owded, meaning "restorer." In the bible, this is the name
of the father of Azariah, and the
name of a prophet who lived in the time of King Ahaz.
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ODELL:
English surname transferred to forename use,
from a place name composed of the Old English elements wad "woad
(a plant yielding blue dye)" and hyll "hill," hence
"woad hill."
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ODEN:
Norwegian and Swedish form of Old Norse Óðinn, meaning "poetry, song"
and "eager, frenzied, raging."
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ODHIAMBO:
African Luo name meaning "born in the evening."
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ODHRÁN:
Irish Gaelic name composed of the
word odhar "dun; pale green; sallow" and a diminutive
suffix, hence "little sallow one."
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ÖDI: Pet form of Hungarian
Ödön, meaning "protector
of prosperity."
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ODILON:
French form of German Odo, meaning "wealthy."
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ODIN:
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Óðinn, meaning "poetry, song"
and "eager, frenzied, raging." In mythology, this is the name of
the chief god of the Aesir. Equated with Anglo-Saxon Woden.
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ÓÐINN:
Old Norse name derived from the word óðr, meaning "poetry, song"
and "eager, frenzied, raging." In mythology, this is the name of
the chief god of the Aesir. Equated with Anglo-Saxon Woden.
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ODION:
Egyptian name meaning "born of twins."
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ODJI:
Egyptian name meaning "wicked."
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ODO:
Variant form of German Otto, meaning
"wealthy."
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ODOACER:
Latinized form of Germanic Audawakrs,
meaning "watchful of wealth."
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ODOL:
Basque name meaning "blood."
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ÖDÖN: Hungarian form of English Edmund,
meaning "protector of prosperity."
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ODOVACAR:
Gothic form of Germanic Audawakrs,
"watchful of wealth."
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ODRAN:
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Odhrán,
meaning "little sallow one."
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ODYSSEUS
(Ὀδυσσεύς): Greek myth name of the central character in
Homer's Odyssey, and a
major character in the Iliad, best remembered for his ten-year return
home from the Trojan War, probably derived from the Greek verb odyssao/odyssomai,
meaning "to be angry, to hate," in reference to his hatred of the
Gods who caused all the misfortunes of his long journey home.
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OEDIPUS:
Latin form of Greek Oidipous, probably meaning "he who knew the Sphinx's riddle of the
feet." In mythology, this is the name of a king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father and
married his mother after solving the riddle of the Sphinx.
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OENEUS:
Latin form of Greek Oineus, possibly meaning
"wine-maker." In mythology, this is the name of a Calydonian
king.
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ÓENGUS:
Scottish form of Gaelic Aonghus,
meaning "excellent valor."
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OERIC:
Anglo-Saxon name, possibly meaning "golden."
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OFER:
Variant spelling of English Ofir, meaning "gold"
or "reducing to ashes."
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OFIR:
Variant spelling of English Ophir, meaning "gold"
or "reducing to ashes."
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OFRA
(עָפְרָה):
Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Ophrah, meaning "fawn."
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OFYDD:
Welsh form of Roman Latin Ovid, meaning "sheep
herder."
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OGALEESHA:
Native American Sioux name meaning "wears a red shirt."
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OGDEN:
English habitational surname transferred to forename use,
composed of the Old English elements ac "oak" and denu
"valley," hence "oak valley."
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OGNIAN:
Variant spelling of Bulgarian Ognyan, meaning "fire."
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OGNYAN:
Bulgarian name derived from the word ognen, meaning "fire."
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OHANZEE:
Native American Sioux name meaning "shadow."
- OHCUMGACHE:
Native American Cheyenne name meaning "little wolf."
- OHITEKAH:
Native American Sioux name meaning "brave."
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OHRMAZD
(ارمزد): Newer form of Persian
Ahura Mazda,
meaning "good and wise god."
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OHTLI: Nahuatl
unisex name meaning "road."
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OIDIPOUS
(Οἰδίπους): Greek name composed of the elements oid
"knew" and pous "feet," probably with the
intended meaning "he who knew the Sphinx's riddle of the
feet." In mythology, this is
the name of a king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father and
married his mother after solving the riddle of the Sphinx.
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OILBHREIS:
Gaelic form
of French Olivier, probably meaning "elf
army."
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OILILL:
Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic Ailill,
meaning "elf."
OILIOLL:
Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic Ailill, meaning
"elf."
OINEUS (Οἰνεύς): Greek name
possibly meaning "wine-maker." In mythology, this is the name of a Calydonian
king.
OISÍN:
Irish name composed of the
word os "deer" and a
diminutive suffix, hence "little deer." In mythology, this is the
name of a son of Fionn
mac Cumhail.
OIVA:
Finnish name meaning "splendid."
OKE:
Hawaiian form of English Oscar, meaning "god-spear."
OKEANOS
(Ωκεανός):
Greek name meaning "ocean."
In mythology, this is the name of
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaia,
the personification of the world-ocean once believed to encircle the world.
OKPARA:
Egyptian name meaning "firstborn."
OLA:
Norwegian and Swedish form of Scandinavian Olaf, meaning "heir
of the ancestors."
OLABODE:
African Yoruba name meaning "wealth returns."
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OLAF:
Scandinavian form of
Old Norse Óláfr, meaning
"heir of the ancestors."
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ÓLÁFR:
Variant form of Old Norse Ánleifr, meaning "heir of the
ancestors."
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ÓLAFUR: Icelandic form of
Old Norse Óláfr, meaning
"heir of the ancestors."
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OLAM:
Egyptian name meaning "eternal." In mythology, this is an epithet
belonging to Ptah. Related to Hebrew Eylam.
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OLANREWAJU:
African Yoruba name meaning "my wealth is the future."
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OLAV:
Danish and Norwegian form of
Old Norse Óláfr, meaning
"heir of the ancestors."
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OLAVI:
Finnish form of Scandinavian Olaf, meaning
"heir of the ancestors."
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OLAVO:
Portuguese form of
German Alfihar, meaning "elf army."
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OLDŘICH: Czech form of German Ulrich,
meaning "prosperity and power."
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OLE:
Danish pet form of Scandinavian Olaf, meaning
"heir of the ancestors."
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OLEG
(Олег): Russian form of Scandinavian Helge,
meaning
"dedicated to the gods; holy."
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OLEGARIO:
Spanish form of Germanic Heilgar,
meaning "hearty spearman."
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OLEK
(Олек):
Short form of Ukrainian Oleksander,
meaning "defender of mankind."
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OLEKSANDER
(Олександр): Ukrainian form of
Greek Alexandros,
meaning "defender of mankind."
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OLEKSANDR:
Variant spelling of Ukrainian Oleksander,
meaning "defender of mankind."
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OLEKSIY
(Олексій): Ukrainian form of
Latin Alexius, meaning
"defender."
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OLEV:
Estonian form of Scandinavian Olaf, meaning
"heir of the ancestors."
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OLGHAR:
Scottish Gaelic form of French Olivier, probably meaning "elf
army."
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OLI:
Short form of English Oliver, probably meaning "elf
army."
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OLIER:
Breton form of French Olivier, probably meaning "elf
army."
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OLIVER: English
form of French Olivier, probably meaning "elf
army."
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OLIVIER:
Of Norman French origin, thus ultimately of Germanic origin, probably from
German Alfihar, meaning "elf army." The name was first used as a character name in
the French epic La Chanson de Roland.
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OLLE:
Pet form of Swedish Olov, meaning "heir of the
ancestors."
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OLLI:
Pet form of Finnish Olavi, meaning "heir of the
ancestors."
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OLLIE:
Unisex pet form of English Oliver and Olivia, both probably meaning "elf army."
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OLLIN:
Nahuatl name meaning "movement."
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OLOF:
Variant spelling of Swedish Olov, meaning "heir of the
ancestors."
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OLOV:
Swedish form of Scandinavian Olaf, meaning
"heir of the ancestors."
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OLUCHI:
African Igbo unisex name meaning "God's work."
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OLUFEMI:
African Yoruba name meaning "God loves me."
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OLUJIMI:
African Yoruba name meaning "given by God."
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OLUKAYODE:
African Yoruba name meaning "God brings happiness."
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OLUMIDE:
African Yoruba name meaning "God arrives."
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OLUWASEGUN:
African Yoruba name meaning "God has been victorious."
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OLUWASEUN:
African Yoruba name meaning "we thank God."
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OLUWASEYI:
African Yoruba unisex name meaning "God made this."
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OLUWATOYIN:
African Yoruba unisex name meaning "God is worthy to be praised."
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OLYMPIODOROS
(Ὀλυμπιόδωρος):
Ancient Greek name composed of the name
Olympos
and the word doron "gift," hence "gift of Olympos."
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OLYMPOS
(Όλυμπος): Greek name
of unknown etymology,
but usually rendered "home of the
gods." In mythology, this is the name of the legendary mountain or paradise where the gods
were said to live.
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OLYMPUS:
Latin form of Greek Olympos, of unknown etymology,
but usually rendered "home of the
gods." In mythology, this is the name of the legendary mountain or paradise where the gods
were said to live.
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OLYSSEUS
(Ὀλυσσεύς): Variant
form of Greek Odysseus, probably meaning "to
be angry, to hate."
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OM
(ओम): Hindi name derived from Sanskrit om,
a word considered to be the
"primal sound." It is the most sacred syllable in Hinduism, and
most mantras begin with it.
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OMAR
(Arabic:
عمر):
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Anglicized form of Hebrew
Owmar, meaning
"eloquent, talkative" or "speaker." In the bible, this is the
name of a grandson of Esau.
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Variant spelling of
Arabic Umar, meaning "alive,
living."
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OMARI:
Egyptian name meaning "high born."
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OMAWNAKW:
Native American Hopi name meaning "cloud feather."
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OMEGA (Ωμέγα): English unisex name derived from the last letter of the Greek alphabet.
This name was used
occasionally by Victorian parents for a "last-born child."
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ÖMER:
Turkish form of Arabic Omar, meaning "alive,
living."
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OMER
(עׄמֶר): Hebrew name
derived from the word omer, meaning "sheaf." In the bible,
this is "a measure" of dry things, containing the tenth part of an
Ephah.
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OMID
(اُمید): Persian unisex name meaning "hope."
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OMRI:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Omriy, meaning "pupil
of
Jehovah" or "servant of
Jehovah." In the bible, this is the name of
several characters, including a king of
Israel.
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OMRIY
(עָמְרִי):
Hebrew name meaning "pupil of
Jehovah" or "servant of
Jehovah." In the bible, this is the name of
several characters, including a king of
Israel.
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ON:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Own, meaning "vigor" or "wealth." In the
bible, this is the name of a leader of the Korah
group.
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ONAM:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Ownam,
meaning "vigorous, strong." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Jada.
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ONDŘEJ: Czech form of
Greek Andreas,
meaning "man; warrior."
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ONDREJ:
Slovak form of Greek Andreas,
meaning "man; warrior."
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ONESIME:
French form of Latin Onesimus, meaning
"profitable, useful."
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ONESIMOS
(Ονήσιμος):
Greek name meaning
"profitable, useful." In the bible, this is the name of an escaped slave.
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ONESIMUS:
Latin form of Greek Onesimos, meaning "profitable,
useful." In the bible, this is the name of an escaped slave.
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ONESIPHOROS
(Ονησίφορος): Greek
name meaning
"bringer of profit." In the bible, this is the name of a Christian
praised by Paul for his courage and
kindness.
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ONESIPHORUS:
Latin form of Greek Onesiphoros, meaning
"bringer of profit." In the bible, this is the name of a Christian
praised by Paul for his courage and
kindness.
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ONFROI:
Norman French form of Norman Germanic Hunfrid,
meaning "giant peace."
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ONISIM
(Онисим): Russian form of Greek Onesimos,
meaning "profitable, useful."
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ONNI:
Finnish name meaning "luck."
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ÖNUNDR: Variant
form of Old Norse name Anundr, meaning
"triumph of the ancestors."
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ONUR:
Turkish name meaning "honor."
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ONYEKACHUKWU:
African Igbo unisex name meaning "who is greater than God?"
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OPEYEMI:
African Yoruba name meaning "I should give praise."
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OPHELOS
(Όφελος): Greek name derived from the vocabulary word, ophelos, meaning
"help."
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OPHER:
Variant spelling of English Ophir, meaning "gold"
or "reducing to ashes."
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OPHION:
Greek name meaning "serpent." According to Orphic mythology, this was the
name of a god-king of the world before Rhea and
Cronus
cast him and his consort Eurynome
into Tartarus.
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OPHIOUCHOS
(Οφιούχος): Greek name meaning "serpent bearer." This is the name of a
constellation depicted as a man supporting a serpent. The man is thought by
some to be the demigod Asclepius,
who learned the secret of life and death from a serpent and was killed for
this by Zeus
to prevent him from sharing his knowledge
with mankind.
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OPHIR:
Anglicized
form of Hebrew Owphiyr, meaning "gold"
or "reducing to ashes." In
the bible, this is the name for gold and its characteristics, the name of a
land or city, and the name of the eleventh son of Joktan.
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OPHIUCHUS
(Ὀφιοῦχος):
Greek name meaning "serpent bearer." This is the name of one of
the constellations listed by Ptolemy, depicted as a man supporting a
serpent. The man depicted in the constellation
is thought by some to actually be the demigod Asclepius.
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OPHRAH
(עָפְרָה):
Hebrew unisex name meaning "fawn." In the bible, this is the name
of two places, and the name of a son of Meonothai.
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ORA:
English unisex name derived from Latin orare, meaning "to
pray." Compare with strictly feminine Ora.
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ORAL:
Swiss form of Roman Latin Aurelius, meaning
"golden."
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ORAN
(אוֹרָן):
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Anglicized form of Irish
Gaelic Odhrán, meaning
"little sallow one."
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Aramaic name meaning
"light."
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ORAZIO:
Italian form of Roman Latin Horatius, meaning
"has good eyesight."
