Oni - Meaning of Oni

What does Oni mean?

[ 2 syll. o-ni, on-i ] The baby boy name Oni is also used as a girl name. It is pronounced as OW-Niy- †.

1: Oni is derived from African-Yoruba origins. The name's meaning is one born in a sacred place.

2: Oni's language of origin is African-Benin. Here, it means the wanted one.

See also the related category sacred (holy).

Oni is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Oni include Ohin, Ohine, Omen (Hebrew), Omi, Omni (English), Omy, Onan, Onann, Owaene, Owain (English, Gaelic, and Welsh), Owaine, Owane, Owayn, Owayne, Owein, Oweine, Owenn, Owenne, Owin, and Owine.

† English pronunciation for Oni: OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

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