Given name
Onam
“[their] trouble”·“[their] vigor”
Onam is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאונם
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Onam means “[their] trouble” or “[their] vigor.”
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Where it comes from
Onam is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew root 'wn (און), “to experience much trouble or have much vigor.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Onam appears in Genesis 36:23, 1 Chronicles 1:40.
- Genesis 36:23
- 1 Chronicles 1:40
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Onam’s family of names
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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50% boys · 50% girls
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86% boys · 14% girls
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“pleasantness”
70% boys · 30% girls
Anaël
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50% boys · 50% girls
Balaam
“swallowing up the people” · “destroyer of people”
78% boys · 22% girls
Mibsam
“from a sweet smell” · “perfumery”
63% boys · 37% girls
Attai
“timely” · “opportune”
80% boys · 20% girls