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Jonas.

Jonah (a book of the Old Testament)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈʒõ.nɐs/Brazil/ˈʒõ.nɐʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈʒɔ.nɐʃ/Portugal
  1. Jonah (a book of the Old Testament)

    masculine
  2. Jonah (prophet who was swallowed by a whale)

    masculine
  3. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jonah or Jonas

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin Iōnās, from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יוֹנָה.

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