The baby name Onella is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced oh-NEL-uh (IPA: /oʊˈnɛlə/).
The baby name Onella is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced oh-NEL-uh (IPA: /oʊˈnɛlə/).
Onella is in Origin.
Onella is a rare feminine given name shaped by Romance diminutive patterns: the -ella ending attached to Ona, the Catalan and Lithuanian form of Anna. Through this route it carries the enduring Hebrew sense of “grace” or “favor,” with pronunciations typically oh-NEL-uh or oh-NELL-ah.
Usage appears sporadically from the late 20th century in Italy and the wider European and English-speaking diaspora. Some bearers treat it as a clipped or streamlined variant of Antonella, or as related to Italian/Portuguese Onelia; these lines connect either to the Roman family name Antonius (often glossed “priceless, inestimable”) or, less commonly, to Latin Honorius (“honor”). Variants and short forms include Onela, Onelia/Onélia, Onelle, Nella, Nell, Ona, and Ella. A note of caution: the similar Onela occurs in Beowulf as a male Scandinavian royal name and is generally considered etymologically distinct from the modern Onella.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2014 | #179 | 3 | 1,576 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #359 | 4 | 8,539 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #555 | 6 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2017 | #913 | 6 | 9,202 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 4 | 14,861 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,118 | 24 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,432 | 15 | 9,415 |
Onella is popular in 21 countries — most recent births per country:
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