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Jonas

See also: Ionas, Jónas, Jónás, Jonás, Jônas, and Jonáš

English

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Etymology

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From Latin Iōnās, from Koine Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹנָה (yônâ). Doublet of Jonah.

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Jonas

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Biblical Jonas (=Jonah), also used as a medieval Latinization of Danish Jon (“John”).

Proper noun

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Jonas

  1. (biblical) Jonah.
  2. a male given name
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  • [1] 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.

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch Jonas, from Latin Iōnās, from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹנָה.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjoː.nɑs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Jo‧nas

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Jonas m

  1. (religion) Jonah.
    Synonym: Jona
  2. a male given name

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒɔ.na/ ~ /ʒɔ.nɑ/

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Jonas m

  1. (religion) Jonah

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjoːnas/
  • IPA(key): /ˈjoːnaːs/ (alternatively for the genitive of Jona)

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Jonas m (proper noun, strong, genitive Jonas')

  1. (biblical) Jonah (prophet)
  2. a male given name of biblical origin

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  • Jona (now preferred for the prophet, less common as a given name)

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Jonas

  1. genitive of Jona

Latin

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Jōnās m sg (genitive Jōnae); first declension

  1. alternative typography of Iōnās

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First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Jōnās
Genitive Jōnae
Dative Jōnae
Accusative Jōnān
Ablative Jōnā
Vocative Jōnā

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Latvian

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Jonas

  1. (religion) Jonah.

Lithuanian

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Pronunciation

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  This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

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Jõnas m stress pattern 2[1]

  1. John (biblical character).
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English John

Declension

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    Declension of Jõnas
nominative Jõnas
genitive Jõno
dative Jõnui
accusative Jõną
instrumental Jonù
locative Jonè
vocative Jõnai


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References

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  1. ^ “Jonas”, in Vardai [Names], Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija [Commission on the Lithuanian language], 2010–2024

Norwegian

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Etymology

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From Latin Jonas, Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew, cognate with the English Jonas and Jonah.

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Jonas

  1. a male given name
  2. (religion) Jonah.

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  • The most common given name of boys born in Norway in the 2000-2009 decade.
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References

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  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 12 087 males with the given name Jonas living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Iōnās, from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יוֹנָה.

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Jonas m

  1. (biblical) Jonah (a book of the Old Testament)
  2. (biblical) Jonah (prophet who was swallowed by a whale)
  3. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jonah or Jonas

Swedish

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Etymology

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From the Ancient Greek equivalent of English Jonah, ultimately from Hebrew, also a short form of Johannes. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1303.

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Jonas c (genitive Jonas)

  1. a male given name
  2. (religion) Jonah.
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References

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  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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.

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Jonás.

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Jonás (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜈᜐ᜔)

  1. (religion) Jonah
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