What does the name Onyx mean?

Answer 1

It's a type of crystal which varies in color, but isn't really black.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onyx

Answer 2

Onyx in Greek means the nail or the claw.I think this is the answer that u r looking for.I am Greek by the way.

Answer 3

Onyx (black) : Saturn. Stabilizing. Mirrors all aspects of the self, dark as well as light. Transformative.

Answer 4

shiny black lava rock. Allthough it's not really a rock, it's lava settlement. I'm sure it has an earlier meaning but in today's world it is a low grade stone used in jewelry and the higher grades have been used in the past as tools, much like flint was because it has been tempered and stands up pretty good under pressure.

Answer 5

NOUN:

A chalcedony that occurs in bands of different colors and is used as a gemstone, especially in cameos and intaglios.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English onix, from Old French, from Latin onyx, from Greek onux, nail, onyx; see nogh- in Indo-European roots
(onyx comes from the old word for fingernail because of the resemblance to fingernails, especially white onyx._
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/onyx
See also
http://www.crystal-cure.com/onyx-gem.html
for metaphysical properties of this stone

Answer 6

Onyx is a type of semi-precious gem, usually black.

Answer 7

from Greek, literally, claw, nail ,,,today the word usually refers to a gemstone

Answer 8

It's a black rock.

Answer 9

it means.....my first sons name.....due april

Answer 10

isnt that a pokemon? lol