Given name & surname · also Chinese
On
“a peaceful man”·“one who is desirable”
On is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a peaceful man” and “one who is desirable”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Original Hebrewאן
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a peaceful man” and “one who is desirable”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Chinese and African naming traditions.
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name On appears in Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Ezekiel 30:17 and 2 other passages.
- Genesis 41:45
- Genesis 41:50
- Ezekiel 30:17
- Jeremiah 43:13
- Numbers 16:1
From biblical name research
On’s family of names
In Japanese usage, On is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 溫. On is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 𐽰𐽳𐽺. In Japanese usage, On is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 温.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named On
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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