Where does “Jona” come from?
Jona (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål Johanna, from Latin Iohanna, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.
Jona (Norwegian Bokmål): Jonah, an Old Testament prophet
Definitions
- Jonah, an Old Testament prophet
Ancestry of “Jona”, step by step
Jona traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål Johanna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | Johanna | Joanna, one of the women who followed Jesus in the Gospel of Luke |
| 2 | Latin | Iohanna | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 5 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 6 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 7 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
via Hebrew יוֹנָה
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | יוֹנָה | dove |