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JONAS (2)
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Biblical, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch
PRONOUNCED: YO-nahs (German)   [key]
Meaning & History
From Ιωνας (Ionas), the Greek form of JONAH, which is used in some translations of the New Testament.
Related Names
OTHER LANGUAGES: Yunus (Arabic), Ionas (Biblical Greek), Yonah (Biblical Hebrew), Iona, Ionas (Biblical Latin), Jonáš (Czech), Jonah (English), Joona, Joonas (Finnish), Yonah (Hebrew), Jónas (Icelandic), Jonáš (Slovak), Yunus (Turkish)
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