Jonah

Jonah \jo-nah, jon-ah\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Jonah is pronounced in English as JHOWNah ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Jonah: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Jonah?

Jonah is used predominantly in the English, French, Scandinavian, and Spanish languages, and its origin is Hebrew. Biblical name derived from the element 'yonah' meaning dove. Yonah (Hebrew) is an original form of Jonah. The name was borne in the Bible by a prophet who was thrown overboard by his shipmates for disobeying God and thereby causing a storm; he was later swallowed by a whale and delivered to land. The biblical story was very popular in medieval times, and the name was consequently adopted by the English Puritans in the 17th century. Sailors traditionally use the name to personify someone who brings bad luck; the association somewhat diminished the popularity of the name in the past. The name Yonina name variations (English and Hebrew) is the female form of Jonah. Jonah has 14 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Alternatives used in English comprise Joah meaning and origin, name Joenah, Jona pronounciation (used in Hebrew as well), meaning of Jonas (used in French, German, Greek, Scandinavian, and Spanish as well), and Jonasco name variations. Foreign variants of Jonah comprise nicknames for Giona (Italian), Guiseppe definition (Italian), Iona pronounciation (Russian), name Joona meaning (Finnish), baby name Joonas (Finnish), name Yona (Russian), nicknames for Yonah (Hebrew), Yunis name (Arabic), and Yunus pronounciation (Turkish). Jonah is popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also considered trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1960s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2008 with 0.136% of baby boys being given the name Jonah. It ranked at #137 then. In 2010, its usage was 0.134% and its ranking #144, and it was the most popular among all boy names in its group. In 2010, 5 times more boys were named Jonah than the subsequent ranked name, Jonas name variations.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Jonah:

Joenah meaning of name, Giona meaning of name (Italian), Jaason definition (English), meaning of Jacan, baby name Jacen (English), Jachan meaning of name, short names for Jachen (Rhaeto-Romanic), Jachim meaning of name, nicknames for Jachin, Jachym name variations (Czech), name Jacin (English), name Jackman, Jackom definition, Jackome name variations, name Jacksen, short names for Jacksin, name Jackson (English), name Jacksun origin, name Jacksyn origin (English), and meaning of Jacome.

The baby name Jonah fun facts:

The name Jonah in reverse order is "Hanoj".

The numerological value of the name Jonah is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Jonah?

Jonah is in the top names in USA.