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Onesimus
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Latinized form of the Greek name Ονησιμος (Onesimos), which meant "beneficial, profitable". Saint On
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Onesimus (son of Python)
Onesilus, son of Python, was a Macedonian noble and councillor of King Perseus.
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Onesimus of Soissons
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Onesimus Park
Onesimus Dongsin Park (박동신 오네시모 Hanja 朴東信, born 1963) is a South Korean Anglican bishop.
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