Where does “Jonas” come from?

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

Jonas (Portuguese): Jonah a book of the Old Testament

Definitions

  1. Jonah a book of the Old Testament

Ancestry of “Jonas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIōnāsJonah Old Testament prophet
2Ancient 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
3Hebrewיונהdove, pigeon; dove
4Hebrewיוֹנָהdove
Every word from Hebrew יוֹנָה →Every word from Hebrew יונה →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς →