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[Facts] Re: Oney
There would be other derivations of Ona besides the Lithuanian one, as with almost any very short name. There is some possibility Oney is a short form of an African name, but it seems more likely to me that it's a short form of a name like Honora or Honoria, or even a respelling of Annie.

This message was edited 1/14/2006, 3:17 PM

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Yes Slave owners often gave their slaves short forms of names rather than the full name
see the link below
http://www.afrolumens.org/slavery/names.htmlImage hosted by Photobucket.com


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This message was edited 1/14/2006, 3:38 PM

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