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The name Ona peaked for boys at #1055 in 1885. Ona is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

The name Ona is a girl's name of Spanish, Catalan, Lithuanian origin meaning "grace; wave; bitter, beloved".

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A short, sweet name with plenty of substance, Ona is a multicultural choice, familiar in Spain, Lithuania, Egypt, and historically, in the US. Recent years have seen it reach the Catalonian Top 10 and the Spanish Top 100, while in the US, it hasn't appeared in the charts since the 1940s.
 
As a Lithuanian name, Ona is a variation of the classic Anna, giving it the meaning "grace", In this instance, it would be pronounced as o-NU (-U being like the u sound in up). 
 
From its Spanish and Catalan roots, it's both a short form of Mariona (itself a variation of Maria), and a word name, meaning "wave" in Catalan. Here, it would be said as O-nuh.
 
It can additionally be used as a short form of the Basque Andreona ("good lady"), and as a nickname for any Uzbek name with the element ona which means "mother" or "respected woman". Beyond that, it may be related to Iona, Winona, Simona, Onora, Verona, Alyona, and so on.

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The name Ona peaked for girls at #303 in 1893. The name is most popular in California. Ona is occasionally used for boys in 1939.

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