Jewish Baby Names

Yona

Jonah

יוֹנָה

• Meaning: Dove or pigeon
• Biblical: In the Bible, Yona was the hesitant prophet who ran away from delivering a message to the city of Nineveh and was swallowed by a giant fish. This story is read in synagogue on Yom Kippur.
• Gender: Gender Neutral
• Origin: Hebrew
• Alternate Spellings: Yonah
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