Onesimus: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Onesimus – Meaning: useful – Origin: Greek – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: oh-NES-ih-mus


Onesimus is a Greek boy's name meaning “useful”. It appears in our list of 150+ Unique Biblical Boy Names with Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Onesimus

Meaning: Useful.

Origin: Greek.

Source: Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Onesimus

Phonetic: oh-NES-ih-mus   IPA: /oʊˈnɛsɪməs/

Popularity of Onesimus

Onesimus doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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