Jona

From Dutch Jona.

Jona

1. Jonah (biblical character)

Jona f

1. a female given name

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈjoː.naː/

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• Hyphenation: Jo‧na
• Rhymes: -oːnaː

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)

Jona f

1. a female given name

Matronymics

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈjoːna/

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)

• Jōnā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key):
• Jōnā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key):
• Jōna: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key):
• Jōna: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key):

Jōnā m

1. ablative of Jōnās

Jōna m

1. vocative of Jōnās

Jona

1. Jonah (biblical book and character)

• Jonas

Jona

1. Jonah (biblical book and prophet)

• Jonas

• noja

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹנָה (Yônâ).

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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