Jona
[ˈjoʊ.nə]Meaning
from Biblical Hebrew yōnāh, "dove"; a Dutch form of Jonah, and short for Jonatan
Background Story
Jona goes back through Middle Dutch and Latin to Koine Greek Iōnâs and Biblical Hebrew yōnāh, meaning "dove". Afrikaans Jona is formed from the Dutch name. In Spain it is used as a short form of Jonatan, and in Norway as a female name. User-submitted entries record it as a given name in Croatian (masculine), Albanian and Swedish (feminine), and rarely in English.
Variations
Jonah, Yona
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