Where does “Jonáš” come from?

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

Jonáš (Slovak): Jonas

Definitions

  1. Jonas

Ancestry of “Jonáš”, 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 →