Given name · also Arabic
ⵢⵓⵏⵙ
ⵢⵓⵏⵙ (yuns) is a masculine given name from Arabic, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Central Atlas Tamazight.
Original Hebrewיונה
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
ⵢⵓⵏⵙ comes from Arabic, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Central Atlas Tamazight usage, ⵢⵓⵏⵙ developed from יונה. In Central Atlas Tamazight usage, ⵢⵓⵏⵙ developed from Ἰωνᾶς.
ⵢⵓⵏⵙ’s family of names
In Central Atlas Tamazight usage, ⵢⵓⵏⵙ developed from the Hebrew form יונה. In Central Atlas Tamazight usage, ⵢⵓⵏⵙ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jonah. In Central Atlas Tamazight usage, ⵢⵓⵏⵙ can be written in the Roman alphabet as YUNS.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
ⵢⵓⵏⵙ has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
Hebrewwhere ⵢⵓⵏⵙ 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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