Jona

See also: jona, Iona, jóna, and Jóna

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Jona.

Proper noun

Jona

1. Jonah (biblical character)

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjoː.naː/

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• Hyphenation: Jo‧na
• Rhymes: -oːnaː

Proper noun

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).

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Faroese

Proper noun

Jona f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

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

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Jona
Accusative	Jonu
Dative	Jonu
Genitive	Jonu

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjoːna/

Proper noun

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)

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Latin

Pronunciation

• Jōnā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈi̯oː.naː/, [ˈi̯oːnäː]
• Jōnā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈjo.na/, [ˈjɔːnä]
• Jōna: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈi̯oː.na/, [ˈi̯oːnä]
• Jōna: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈjo.na/, [ˈjɔːnä]

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) Jōnā m

1. ablative of Jōnās

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) Jōna m

1. vocative of Jōnās

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Jona

1. Jonah (biblical book and character)

Related terms

• Jonas

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Swedish

Proper noun

Jona

1. Jonah (biblical book and character)

Related terms

• Jonas

Anagrams

• noja