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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Turkish : Wealthy

How Popular Is The Name Onan

Family name origins & meanings

  • Variant of Irish Oonan, itself a variant of Honeen (see Honan 2).
  • Alexander Onan (born in Ireland in about 1793) came to Kent Co., MI, in the early 19th century.

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