Given name · Arabic
يونس
يونس (yūnus) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Arabic.
ArabicWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: yūnus.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
يونس comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Arabic usage, يونس developed from יונה.
يونس’s family of names
In Arabic usage, يونس developed from the Hebrew form יונה. In Arabic usage, يونس has a conventional equivalent in the German form Jonas. In Arabic usage, يونس has a transliteration in yūnus.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
يونس has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
Hebrewwhere يونس comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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