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Jonas
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Ionas Jónas Jónás Jonás Jônas Jonáš
English
Etymology
From en la Iōnās, from en grc-koi Ἰωνᾶς, from en hbo יוֹנָה yônâh dove. en Jonah.
Proper noun
en male Hebrew.
Matthew 12 40:
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.
Derived terms
en Jonatic
Anagrams
en ajnos Sonja sanjo Jonsa joans Jason Joans
Danish
Etymology
From Biblical Jonas (=Jonah), also used as a medieval Latinization of Danish da Jon John.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da biblical character Jonah.
da male
Related terms
(surnames) da Jonassen, da Jonasen
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 20 583 males with the given name Jonas have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
da Books of the Bible Religion
Dutch
Etymology
From nl dum Jonas, from nl la Iōnās, from nl grc Ἰωνᾶς, from nl hbo יוֹנָה.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈjoː.nɑs/
nl Nl-Jonas.ogg
nl Jo nas
Proper noun
m
nl religion Jonah
nl Jona
nl male
Derived terms
nl jonassen
nl Books of the Bible
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
fr religion Jonah
fr Books of the Bible
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈjoːnas/
de De-Jonas.ogg
de De-Jonas2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /ˈjoːnaːs/ alternatively for the genitive of de Jona
Proper noun
m,'
de biblical character Jonah prophet
de male biblical
Alternative forms
de Jona now preferred for the prophet, less common as a given name
Proper noun
de proper noun form
de Jona gen
de Books of the Bible Religion
Latin
Pronunciation
Jōnās
Proper noun
Jōnās<1>
la Iōnās
Declension
Jōnās<1>
References
Latvian
Proper noun
lv proper noun Jonas
lv religion Jonah
lv Books of the Bible
Lithuanian
Alternative forms
lt Janas Jõnis Jõnius
Etymology
lt la Ioannes, from lt grc-koi Ἰωάννης, ultimately lt hbo יוֹחָנָן yōḥɔnɔn 1.
Pronunciation
Jõnas
Proper noun
m Jõnas Jonà//Jonė//Jonienė Jonaitė 2
John biblical character
lt male John
lt m
Declension
Jon Jõn Jõnai
Derived terms
lt Jõno laiškaĩ Apreiškìmas Jõnui Biblical
lt Jonkus Jonuška Jonušas Jonaitis Jonasas Jonauskas Jonavičius Jonėnas Jonevičius Jonyla Jonynas Joniškys Jonytis Joniūnas Jononis Jonuitis Jonulis Jonušis Jonušys Janakas Janakiukas Janavas Jančikas Janikas Jankelis Jankiukas Jankonas Jankus Jankutis Janukas Janukėlis Janukėnas Janukonas Janulis Janušis Janutis Jonapupis Jonakas Jonakiukas Jončius Jonelis Joneliukas Jongaršvė Jongervis Joninykas Jonytis Joniukas Joniūkštis Jonokas Jonučiukas Jonukas Jonuliažentis Jonutis proper nouns
Further reading
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lt Biblical characters
Norwegian Bokmål
Jonas no
Etymology
nb la Iōnās male given name and biblical name, from nb grc Ἰωνᾶς Iōnâs, from nb hbo יוֹנָה Yōnā dove. The final ⟨s⟩ reflects the Greek and Latin nominative forms. The surname is derived from the given name.
Compare da Jonas, sv Jonas, is Jónas and fo Jónas male given name.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈjuː.nas/
nb uːnas 2
nb Jo nas
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb male Hebrew Jonah
nb biblical Jonah, the Old Testament prophet and the biblical book named after him
nb Jona
nb given names from the male given name nb Jonas
Usage notes
The Norwegian name day for nb Jonas is 29 March; nb Jonatan shares the same name day.“Jonas – mannsnamn” in Store norske leksikon.
The name rose strongly in popularity from around 1960, probably partly influenced by Jens Bjørneboe's 1955 novel Jonas.
In contemporary Norwegian Bible translations, the prophet and book are normally called nb Jona; nb Jonas occurs in older translations and traditional usage.
Derived terms
nb Jonasen patronymic surname
nb Jonassen patronymic surname
nb Jonasson patronymic surname
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 16,019 men in Norway had nb Jonas as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.“10501: Persons, by year and first name”, Statistics Norway.
The surname nb Jonas was borne by 202 people in Norway as of 31 December 2025.“Etternavn”, Statistics Norway.
References
“Jonas” at Nordic Names.
Anagrams
nb ajnos Jason Sonja
Portuguese
pt:Livro de +
pt:
Etymology
pt :lbor la:Iōnās<ety:uder<grc:Ἰωνᾶς<ety:uder<he:יוֹנָה>>>> 3 1
Pronunciation
Jô*nas
pt Jo nas
Proper noun
m
pt book of the bible Jonah a book of the Old Testament
pt biblical character Jonah prophet who was swallowed by a whale
pt male Jonah,Jonas Hebrew
Coordinate terms
pt Religion
Swedish
Etymology
From the sv grc - equivalent of English Jonah, ultimately from sv he -, also a short form of sv Johannes. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1303.
Pronunciation
sv /juːnas/
Proper noun
c
sv male
sv religion Jonah
Related terms
(male given names) sv Jona
(surnames) sv Jonasson
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 59 573 males with the given name Jonas living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Anagrams
sv ajnos Jason Sonja nojas
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor es:Jonás + 1
Pronunciation
honás
Proper noun
Jonás honas
tl religion Jonah
tl Books of the Bible