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Jonas
Jonas
English
Proper noun
Jonas
- A male given name of Biblical derivation; the New Testament Greek form of Jonah.
- 1611, Bible (KJV), Matthew 12:40::
- 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.
- 1611, Bible (KJV), Matthew 12:40::
Anagrams
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
- 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.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈjoː.naːs/
Proper noun
Jōnās m (genitive Jōnae); first declension
- alternative typography of Iōnās
Declension
First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ās.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Jōnās |
| genitive | Jōnae |
| dative | Jōnae |
| accusative | Jōnān |
| ablative | Jōnā |
| vocative | Jōnā |
References
- Jonas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Lithuanian
Proper noun
Jonas m
- A male given name, cognate and equivalent to John.
Declension
declension of Jonas
| nominative | Jonas |
|---|---|
| genitive | Jono |
| dative | Jonui |
| accusative | Joną |
| instrumental | Jonu |
| locative | Jone |
| vocative | Jonai |
Norwegian
Etymology
From Latin, from Hebrew, cognate with the English Jonas and Jonah.
Proper noun
Jonas
- A male given name.
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 82-521-4483-7
- 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
Borrowing from Latin Iōnās, from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יוֹנָה.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒo.nɐs/
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, equivalent to English Jonah and Jonas
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.
Proper noun
Jonas
- A male given name.
Related terms
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 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.