Where does “Jónsson” come from?
Jónsson (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic jón, from Old Norse Jónn, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.
Ancestry of “Jónsson”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | jón | ion |
| 2 | Old Norse | Jónn | — |
| 3 | Latin | Iōannēs | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 6 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 7 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | — |
| 8 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
Words derived from “Jónsson”