Ondo
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed
- either from Basque ondo (“deep valley, ravine, gully”),
- or from Hungarian Ondó, from the given name Ond + -ó (archaic diminutive), hence unrelated to ondó (“semen”).
Proper noun edit
Ondo (plural Ondos)
- A surname from Hungarian.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ondo is the 33530th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 680 individuals. Ondo is most common among White (86.47%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ondo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Ondo
- A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Akure.
- A city in Ondo State, Nigeria.
- A historical kingdom in Nigeria.
- A dialect of Yoruba spoken in Ondo State.
Noun edit
Ondo (uncountable)
- (uncountable) People of Ondo City, Ondo State, and/or Ondo Kingdom, collectively.
Adjective edit
Ondo (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Ondo City, Ondo State, Ondo Kingdom, their people or their cultures.
- Of, from, or pertaining to the Ondo dialect of Yoruba.
See also edit
- Ondo City on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ondo State on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ondo Kingdom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams edit
Yoruba edit
Etymology edit
òǹ- (“agent prefix”) + ì (“nominalizing prefix”) + dó (“to settle”), literally “That which is settled”
Pronunciation edit
IPA(key): /ò.ŋ̀.dó/, /ō.ŋ̀.dó/
Proper noun edit
Òǹdó or Oǹdó
- Ondo (a city in Ondo State, Nigeria).
- Ondo (a state of Nigeria).
- Ondo Kingdom (a historical kingdom in Nigeria).
- The Ondo dialect of Yoruba.
- The Ondo people.
See also edit
- Òndó on the Yoruba Wikipedia.Wikipedia yo
- Ìpínlẹ̀ Òndó on the Yoruba Wikipedia.Wikipedia yo