Given name · Hebrew · Yiddish
יונה
יונה (yoyne) is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Hebrew and Yiddish.
Hebrew and YiddishWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left.
Meaning & origin
יונה’s family of names
In Hebrew usage, יונה has a later derivative in Yunus. In Hebrew usage, יונה has a later derivative in يونس. In Hebrew usage, יונה has a later derivative in યુનુસ.
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Around the world
יונה has relatives in 5 languages.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Johnequivalent
- Jonahequivalent
- Yunusderivative · Turkish, Indonesian
- Ionaequivalent
- Yonaequivalent
- Jonaequivalent
- યુનુસderivative · Gujarati
- يونسderivative · Arabic
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People named יונה
- Yona WallachIsraeli poet (1944–1985)
- Yona YahavIsraeli politicianborn 1944
- Yona KosashviliIsraeli chess player and surgeonborn 1970
- Yona FriedmanHungarian-born French architect (1923–2019)
- Yona Bogalefirst leader of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel1908–1987
- Jonah GogolPolish bishop1505–1602
- Yona FischerIsraeli art curator1932–2022
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