Ona

American  

[oh-nuh] / ˈoʊ nə /

noun

• Onas,
  plural
• Ona
  plural

1. a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.

2. a female given name.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Ona
  plural
• Onas
  plural

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Ona Onas

And, for me, a loaf of chocolate zucchini bread from a little Amish market and greenhouse somewhere outside Ona, West Virginia.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

They are also in advanced discussions with Barcelona full-back Ona Batlle to bring her in on a free deal in the summer.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

Wael Hana, 40, entered the plea at a hearing before Magistrate Judge Ona Wang in federal court in Manhattan.

From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2023

Russo's exit was a blow, but even bigger was the loss to Barcelona on a free of full-back Ona Batlle - their outstanding player last season as they qualified for Europe for the first time.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2023

In the eyes of George and Martha Washington, that was the only reason why Ona Judge would leave their “family.”

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

To find primitive virtues, the ethnologist must go all the way to the Onas, who lived in cold Tierra del Fuego.

From Time Magazine Archive

Raf Vallone, as her ship-tycoon husband, is healthily Hellenic in a role with obvious overtones of Onas sisism.

From Time Magazine Archive

We tried for three days to sneak Onas baby out, but the guard stood near whenever the doors were open.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

For the future, we will sell no Lands but when Brother Onas is in the Country; and we will know beforehand, the Quantity of the Goods we are to receive.

From The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada Attachments and Support Papers by Cadwallader Colden

The Onas, as will some day be learned, are also misjudged.

From The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by John R. Spears