Given name & surname

Younès

Younès is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in French.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Younès comes from Arabic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Arabic يُونُس.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Younès’s family of names

In French usage, Younès has a related form in YOUNES. In French usage, Younès has an alternative spelling in YOUNESS. In French usage, Younès has a related form in YOUNESS.

Walk Younès’s family in the name graph

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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.

Similar names

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Arabic

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No U.S. birth series

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Arabic · Modern

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Youssef

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Hebrew · Modern

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Arabic

Farès

Farès is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in French.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Arabic

Youkhana

Youkhana is a surname from Arabic.

No U.S. birth series

77% boys · 23% girls

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

İlyas

İlyas is a masculine given name from Arabic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Turkish and Azerbaijani.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Arabic

Ömər

Ömər is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in Azerbaijani.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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