Onan

See also: onan, óńaŋ, and ōŋaŋ

English

Etymology

From Hebrew אונן (Onan).

Proper noun

Onan

  1. (rare) A male given name.
    • :
      And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.

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Turkish

Proper noun

Onan

  1. A male given name
  2. A surname.
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