Ona: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Ona – Meaning: The standard Lithuanian form of Anna/Hannah, from the Hebrew word for grace or favor – Origin: Lithuanian – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: OH-nuh


Ona is a Lithuanian girl's name meaning “The standard Lithuanian form of Anna/Hannah, from the Hebrew word for grace or favor”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Ona

Meaning: The standard Lithuanian form of Anna/Hannah, from the Hebrew word for grace or favor.

Origin: Lithuanian.

A common claim: Sometimes treated as the same name as the Irish name Una Actually: These are two distinct names from different language traditions that happen to look alike -- Ona is the Lithuanian form of Anna, while Una is a separate Irish/Celtic name, not a true variant relationship.

How to Pronounce Ona

Phonetic: OH-nuh   IPA: /ˈoʊnə/

Popularity of Ona

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1880–2024.

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