Jonas

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Iōnās, from Koine Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹנָה (yônâh, “dove”). Doublet of Jonah. === Proper noun === Jonas A male given name from Hebrew. : For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. === Anagrams === Sonja, sanjo, Jonsa, joans, Jason, Joans == Danish == === Etymology === From Biblical Jonas (=Jonah), also used as a medieval Latinization of Danish Jon (“John”). === Proper noun === Jonas (biblical) Jonah. a male given name ==== Related terms ==== (surnames) Jonassen, Jonasen === References === [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 20 583 males with the given name Jonas have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011. == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch Jonas, from Latin Iōnās, from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹנָה. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjoː.nɑs/ Hyphenation: Jo‧nas === Proper noun === Jonas m (religion) Jonah Synonym: Jona a male given name ==== Derived terms ==== jonassen == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒɔ.na/ ~ /ʒɔ.nɑ/ === Proper noun === Jonas m (religion) Jonah == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjoːnas/ IPA(key): /ˈjoːnaːs/ (alternatively for the genitive of Jona) === Proper noun === Jonas m (proper noun, strong, genitive Jonas') (biblical) Jonah (prophet) a male given name of biblical origin ==== Alternative forms ==== Jona (now preferred for the prophet, less common as a given name) === Proper noun === Jonas genitive of Jona == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈjoː.naːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈjɔː.nas] === Proper noun === Jōnās m sg (genitive Jōnae); first declension alternative spelling of Iōnās ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ās), singular only. === References === “Jonas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press == Latvian == === Proper noun === Jonas (religion) Jonah == Lithuanian == === Alternative forms === Jõnis, Jõnius === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [²ˈjo̟ːnɐs] Rhymes: -o̟ːnɐs Syllabification: Jõ‧nas === Proper noun === Jõnas m (feminine Jonà, diminutive Jankus) stress pattern 2 John (biblical character) a male given name, equivalent to English John ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Jonas”, in Vardai [Names], Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija [Commission on the Lithuanian language], 2010–2026 == Norwegian == === Etymology === From Latin Jonas, Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew, cognate with the English Jonas and Jonah. === Proper noun === Jonas a male given name (religion) Jonah ==== Usage notes ==== The most common given name of boys born in Norway in the 2000-2009 decade. ==== Related terms ==== (male given names) Jona (surnames) Jonassen === References === Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 12 087 males with the given name Jonas living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Iōnās, from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יוֹנָה. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Jo‧nas === Proper noun === Jonas m (biblical) Jonah (a book of the Old Testament) (biblical) Jonah (prophet who was swallowed by a whale) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jonah or Jonas ==== Coordinate terms ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === From the Ancient Greek equivalent of English Jonah, ultimately from Hebrew, also a short form of Johannes. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1303. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /juːnas/ === Proper noun === Jonas c (genitive Jonas) a male given name (religion) Jonah ==== Related terms ==== (male given names) Jona (surnames) Jonasson === References === Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 59 573 males with the given name Jonas living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011. === Anagrams === Jason, Sonja, nojas == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Jonás. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hoˈnas/ [hoˈn̪as] Rhymes: -as Syllabification: Jo‧nas === Proper noun === Jonás (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜈᜐ᜔) (religion) Jonah