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Jonas

Jonas proper noun: a male given name from Hebrew.

Proper noun

Jonas

  1. 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.

Origin of Jonas

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

Words formed from Jonas

Questions about Jonas

What does Jonas mean?
Jonas means a male given name from Hebrew.
What part of speech is Jonas?
Jonas is a proper noun.

Words near Jonas in the dictionary

  1. Jonah crab
  2. Jonah crabs
  3. Jonah fishing
  4. Jonahesque
  5. Jonahs
  6. Jonas
  7. Jonasson
  8. Jonassons
  9. jonathan
  10. jonathans
  11. Jonathanson

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