Ondo

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proper noun

A surname from Hungarian.

OriginBasque ondo ← Hungarian Ondó →
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Meanings

Ondo1

proper nounOndo (plural Ondos)

plural Ondos

  1. A surname from Hungarian.

Ondo2

proper noun
  1. A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Akure.
  2. A city in Ondo State, Nigeria.
  3. A historical kingdom in Nigeria.
  4. A dialect of Yoruba spoken in Ondo State.
nounOndo (uncountable)
  1. uncountablePeople of Ondo City, Ondo State, and/or Ondo Kingdom, collectively.
adjectiveOndo (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Ondo City, Ondo State, Ondo Kingdom, their people or their cultures.
  2. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to the Ondo dialect of Yoruba.

Origin

Ondo · proper noun

  1. HungarianOndó
  2. Basqueondo“deep valley, ravine, gully”
  3. EnglishOndo

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”).

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Ondo · proper noun, noun, adjective

  1. YorubaÒǹdó
  2. EnglishOndo

From Yoruba Òǹdó.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Ondo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ondo

MLA

“Ondo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ondo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ondo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ondo.

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