Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Jonay is assumed to be derived from the second half of the name of Garajonay peak (the highest point on the island of La Gomera), formerly Garagono(c)he, from Guanche [Term?].[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /xoˈnai/ [xoˈnai̯]
  • Rhymes: -ai
  • Syllabification: Jo‧nay

Proper noun edit

Jonay m

  1. Jonay (a legendary Guanche man from the island of Tenerife)
  2. a male given name from Guanche

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ignacio Reyes Garcia (2012) Nombres Personales de las Islas Canarias, 1 edition, Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Le Canarien ediciones - Libreando, →ISBN, pages 16 and 45

Further reading edit