Given name · Classical Armenian
Յովնան
“dove”
Յովնան (Yovnan) is a masculine given name from Classical Syriac, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Old Armenian.
Classical ArmenianWritten in Armenian script.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Յովնան goes back to Hebrew יוֹנָה (yoná), meaning “dove.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Յովնան comes from Classical Syriac, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Classical Syriac ܝܘܢܢ (Yawnān), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶν, from Hebrew יוֹנָה (yoná, “dove”).
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Յովնան’s family of names
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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