Given name & surname
Ionas
“dove”
Ionas is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ionas goes back to Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς, meaning “dove.”
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Where it comes from
Ionas comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Latin usage, Ionas developed from Ἰωνᾶς.
Ionas’s family of names
In Latin usage, Ionas developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἰωνᾶς. In Latin usage, Ionas has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jonah. In Latin usage, Ionas has a conventional equivalent in the French form Jonas.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Ionas has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Ionas comes from · 1 name
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ionas
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