Jonah Name Meaning

Gender :

Masculine

Meaning of Jonah :

Used in country/religion :

American , Australian , Chinese , Dutch , German , Hawaiian , Hebrew , Swedish

Pronounciation
of Name Jonah :

/JO-nuh/

Etymology
of Name Jonah :

History
of Name Jonah :

Popular In :

Israel, Palestine, Argentina, Australia, and Brazil

Information about the
Name of Jonah :

Though the Hebrew "Yonah" means dove, in the famous bible story of Jonah, the animal that saved him was actually a whale. The name has made a comeback in 1993 after a bright and cute kid character named Jonah Baldwin on the film" Sleepless in Seattle" becomes popular.

Famous People with
Name Jonah :

Jonah Frank King is the son of journalists Dana Bash and John King. Jonah James Bayliss is a former American professional baseball relief pitcher. Jonah Tali Lomu is a New Zealand Rugby Union player. At 19 years old, he was the youngest All Black in the international game in 1994.

Variant Names of Jonah:

Jonas And Jonasco., Jonas, Jonasco

Yunus (Arabic), Ionas (Biblical Greek), Iona (Georgian), Jonas (Danish), Joonas (Finnish)

Rhyming Names of Jonah: 

Names Similar to Jonah :

Jonalyn, Jonalynn, Jonay, Jonas, Jonathan, Jonadab, Jonan, Jonas, Jonalyn, Jonalynn

Popularity Rank :

Jonah name was top ranked at 724 position in American during year 1970and most recently ranked at 143 position in American during year 2015

Name Jonah has been Most Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 885 position. 57527 numbers of people were named Jonah so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

Jonah Numerology :

Personality No. 5. People with name Jonah love freedom. They are intellectuals & may be creative but can’t manage money well. They may overindulge in intoxicants, sex or gambling. Person with Jonah having 5 as Personality number love traveling & also like change & adventure. They love socializing. They are versatile & astute. They are functional, resourceful & decisive. More Numerology