Where does “Jonas” come from?

Jonas (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς, from Hebrew יונה, from Hebrew יוֹנָה — dove.

Ancestry of “Jonas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἸωνᾶςJonah, a given name, famously held by the Old Testament prophet to Nineveh, swallowed by a large fish. Also, the father of Jesus' disciples Peter and Andrew
2Hebrewיונהdove, pigeon; dove
3Hebrewיוֹנָהdove

Words derived from “Jonas”

Every word from Hebrew יוֹנָה →Every word from Hebrew יונה →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς →