Jona

See also: jona, Iona, jóna, and Jóna

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Jona.

Proper noun

Jona

1. Jonah (biblical character)

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).

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

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)

Latin

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Jōnā m

1. ablative of Jōnās

Proper noun

Jōna m

1. vocative of Jōnās

Norwegian

Proper noun

Jona

1. Jonah (biblical book and character)

Related terms

• Jonas

Swedish

Proper noun

Jona

1. Jonah (biblical book and character)

Related terms

• Jonas

Anagrams

• noja