What is the meaning of the name Jonas?
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Jonas is a variation of the Hebrew name Jonah.
Jonah
The name Jonah, according to Webster's New World College Dictionary, is a biblical name taken from the book of Jonah, one of the 12 prophets in the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
Types
According Webster's, the name Jonah, or Jonas, represents any person meant to bring destruction by being present.
Types
According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary, Jonah, or Jonas, is a dove. Also, one that oppresses; a destroyer.
Function
According to Webster's, Jonas, or Jonah, is a masculine name.
History
According to Webster's, Jonah was a biblical Hebrew prophet thrown overboard from a ship for disobeying God. He was captured in a whale's gape but was then freed three days later unharmed.
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