Jonah
[ˈdʒoʊ.nə]Meaning
from the Hebrew name יוֹנָה (Yona), meaning "dove"
Background Story
Jonah is the Hebrew name Yona, meaning "dove". The Hellenized form Jonas was occasionally used in England, but the form Jonah did not become common until after the Protestant Reformation. It is used in Amharic, Arabic, Arabic (Maghrebi), Azerbaijani, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian and Faroese.
Variations
Jonas, Yona
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