Given name
Onésime
“useful”
Onésime is a unisex given name from Latin. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Onésime goes back to Latin Onesimus, meaning “useful.”
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Where it comes from
Onésime comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
From Latin Onesimus, from Ancient Greek Ὀνήσιμος.
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Onésime’s family of names
In French usage, Onésime has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Onesimo. In French usage, Onésime has a conventional equivalent in the German form ONESIMUS. In French usage, Onésime has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Onésimo.
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Around the world
Onésime has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Onésime
- Onésime ReclusFrench geographer (1837-1916)
- Onésime ClercSwiss botanist (1845-1920)
- Onésime GagnonCanadian politician (1888-1961)
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