Jonas
name
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 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."
Antonyms
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More examples"Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine in 1952."
Etymology
From Latin Iōnās, from Koine Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹנָה (yônâh, “dove”). Doublet of Jonah.