Given name & surname
Joona
“dove”
Joona is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew, meaning “dove.” It is used in Finnish and Estonian.
Meaning & origin
Joona’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Joona has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jonah. In Estonian usage, Joona has a conventional equivalent in the German form Jonas. In Finnish usage, Joona as a surname has a related form in Jonninen.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Joona has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Joona
- Jasper PääkkönenFinnish actor and entrepreneurborn 1980
- Joona ToivioFinnish footballerborn 1988
- Joona LaukkaFinnish cyclistborn 1972
- SerralFinnish esports playerborn 1998
- Joona PuhakkaFinnish diverborn 1982
- Joona RäsänenFinnish politicianborn 1987
- Joona VeteliFinnish association football playerborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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