I think of "Oneonta" as an Eastern word, most likely Indian derivation. There's a town near Unadilla named Oneonta. Good old Wiki: While the word "oneonta" is of undetermined origin, it is popularly believed to mean "place of open rocks" in the Iroquois language. This refers to a prominent geological formation known as "Tablerocks" at the western end of the city of Oneonta
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I think of "Oneonta" as an Eastern word, most likely Indian derivation. There's a town near Unadilla named Oneonta. Good old Wiki: While the word "oneonta" is of undetermined origin, it is popularly believed to mean "place of open rocks" in the Iroquois language. This refers to a prominent geological formation known as "Tablerocks" at the western end of the city of Oneonta
— Margaret Hovell