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Jona

See also: jona, Iona, jóna, and Jóna

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Etymology

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From Dutch Jona.

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Jona

  1. Jonah (biblical character)

Albanian

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Jona f

  1. a female given name

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch jona, from Latin Iōnās, from Koine Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹנָה (“Jonah; pigeon”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjoː.naː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Jo‧na
  • Rhymes: -oːnaː

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Jona m

  1. (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Jonah (fictional prophet who preached to the people of Nineveh, Biblical character)
    Synonym: Jonas
  2. (Judaism, Christianity) Jonah (book of the Hebrew Bible)

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Jona f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Jona: Jonuson
  • daughter of Jona: Jonudóttir

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Jona
accusative Jonu
dative Jonu
genitive Jonu

German

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Jona m (proper noun, strong, genitive Jonas)

  1. Alternative form of Jonas (now preferred for the biblical prophet, but less common as a given name)

Latin

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Jōnā m

  1. ablative of Jōnās

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Jōna m

  1. vocative of Jōnās

Norwegian

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Jona

  1. Jonah (biblical book and character)
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Swedish

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Proper noun

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Jona

  1. Jonah (biblical book and prophet)

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹנָה (Yônâ).

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Proper noun

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Jona m (not mutable)

  1. (biblical) Jonah, said to be author of the eponymous book
  2. (biblical) The Book of Jonah

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books of the Protestant Old Testament: llyfrau'r Hen Destament Protestannaiddedit
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