Jonas

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Jonas

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From Latin Iōnās, from Koine Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹנָה (yônâh, “dove”). Doublet of Jonah.

proper noun

A male given name from Hebrew. For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jonah, jonathan, john, carl, johannes, yonah, ionas, yunus, yunis, yonas, younes, junus, joonas, giona, iona, younis

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"Jonas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jonas. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Jonas. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jonas

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"Jonas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jonas.

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@misc{jonas_2026,
  title = {Jonas},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jonas},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}