Oana

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Girl · Hebrew, through Romanian

Oana

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Meaning

A Romanian short form of Ioana, from Hebrew Yohanan 'God is gracious'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Recorded as a short form in old Romanian documents and popular as an independent name since the 1970s.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Romanian

Names worth a look

AncaGirlA Romanian diminutive of Ana, from Hebrew Hannah 'grace, favour'.Middle Ages

StancaGirlFeminine counterpart of Stan, a short form of Slavic names in stan- 'to stand, become'.Middle Ages · forgotten

VoicaGirlFeminine name from the Slavic root voi 'war, warrior'.Middle Ages · forgotten

EcaterinaGirlFrom Greek Aikaterine, whose origin is unknown; the link to katharos 'pure' is a later folk etymology.Middle Ages

IoanaGirlFeminine of Ioan (John), from Hebrew Yohanan 'God is gracious'.Middle Ages

ParaskeviGirlGreek paraskeuē, 'preparation', the Greek name for Friday, the day of preparation before the Sabbath.Early Medieval

OnaGirlCatalan ona 'wave', a modern word-name.Modern · peak 1893

OnniBoyFrom Finnish onni 'happiness, luck'.Victorian

Where this comes from

Medieval European charters and records
National birth statistics of European countries source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.