Jona

jona Iona jóna Jóna Afrikaans Etymology From af nl Jona. Proper noun af proper noun Jonah biblical character af Biblical characters Albanian Proper noun f sq female Dutch Etymology From nl dum jona, from nl la Iōnās, from nl grc-koi Ἰωνᾶς, from nl hbo יוֹנָה Jonah; pigeon. Pronunciation nl /ˈjoː.naː/ nl Nl-Jona.ogg nl Jo na nl oːnaː Proper noun m nl Judaism Christianity Islam Jonah fictional prophet who preached to the people of Nineveh, Biblical character nl Jonas nl Judaism Christianity Jonah book of the Hebrew Bible Faroese Proper noun fo proper noun f fo female Usage notes f Jonuson Jonudóttir Declension Jona Jonu Jonu Jonu German Pronunciation de /ˈjoːna/ Proper noun m de Jonas now preferred for the biblical prophet, but less common as a given name de Biblical characters Books of the Bible Latin Pronunciation Jōnā 1 Jōna 1 Proper noun la proper noun form Jōnā m la Jōnās abl Proper noun la proper noun form Jōna m la Jōnās voc Norwegian Bokmål Jona no Alternative forms nb Jonna female given-name variant Pronunciation nb /ˈjuː.na/ nb uːna 2 nb Jo na Etymology 1 From nb Jon a male given name feminine name-forming suffix. Alternatively, a contracted form of nb Johanna. Proper noun nb proper noun nb female Norwegian Usage notes As a female name, nb Jona has an older Norwegian tradition and was particularly found during the 19th century. It has been little used for girls during the 21st century. Etymology 2 nb hbo יוֹנָה Yōnā dove, through biblical tradition. The form corresponds more closely to the Hebrew name than nb Jonas, whose final ⟨s⟩ reflects the Greek and Latin nominative forms. In some cases, the male given name may instead be a short form of nb Jonatan or nb Jonathan. nb Jonas male given name. Compare da Jona, sv Jona, fi Jona and en Jonah male given name. Proper noun nb proper noun nb male Hebrew Jonah nb biblical Jonah, an Old Testament prophet nb biblical the Book of Jonah, a book of the Old Testament Usage notes In contemporary Norwegian Bible translations, the prophet and biblical book are called nb Jona. The form nb Jonas occurs in older translations and traditional usage. Statistics According to current data from Statistics Norway, 87 men in Norway had nb Jona as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.“Jona” at Babyverden, citing Statistics Norway; “Navn”, Statistics Norway, updated 28 January 2026. According to the same data, 78 women in Norway had nb Jona as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025. References “Jona – kvinnenamn” in Store norske leksikon. “Jona” at Nordic Names. Swedish Proper noun sv proper noun Jonah biblical book and prophet sv Jon abbreviation See also sv Jonas Anagrams sv ajno noja sv Biblical characters Books of the Bible Welsh Etymology cy hbo יוֹנָה Yônâ. Pronunciation cy /ˈd͡ʒɔna/ Proper noun m cy biblical en Jonah, said to be author of the eponymous book cy biblical The Book of Jonah Coordinate terms