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Jonas is a common male name in many Western world countries and Northeast Africa. It is primarily used as a first name, but also occurs as a surname. It is particularly frequent in
Germany ,
Israel ,
Ethiopia , the
Netherlands ,
Flanders and
Scandinavia . It is also the most common name in
Lithuania ; however, in Lithuania, the name Jonas is derived from the Hebrew
Yohanan as opposed to
Jonah .
Its widespread use and popularity has roots in its Jewish and Christian origins. As a surname, it is often Jewish, whilst as a first name it is mostly used in countries where Christianity is the main religion, especially in Scandinavian countries, Celtic countries, and Germany. In Turkish, Arabic, Persian and the Muslim world the equivalent name is
Yunus (یونس ) or Yunas or Younes/Younis. In North America the name found popularity among Métis and Aboriginals in the Northwest.
Etymology
Jonas most often represents
Hebrew יוֹנָה (Yōnā) meaning 'dove', the name of multiple Biblical figures. The form
Jonah is taken directly from Hebrew, while the form with s is adapted through
Greek .
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Greek Ίωνας (Ionas) may also mean "
Ionian ", a member of the Greek tribe Ιωνες Iones who colonized western Asia.[
citation needed ]
Notable people with the given name Jonas
Jonas, father of
Simon Peter ; written as "John" or "Jonah" in some translations of the Bible.
Jonas Aidoo (born 2002), American basketball player
Jonas Åkerlund , Swedish movie and music video director
Jonas Erik Altberg aka
Basshunter (born 1984), Swedish producer and DJ
Jonas Armstrong , British/Irish actor
Jonas Arnell-Szurkos , Research Officer, Expert on Orders
Jonas Basanavičius , an activist and a signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania
Jonas Bergstedt , Danish basketball player
Jonas Biliūnas , Lithuanian short story writer
Jonas Bjerre , lead singer and guitarist of Danish band Mew
Jonas Björkman , Swedish tennis player
Jonas Bronck , American colonist after whom the
Bronx River , and by extension, the county and New York City borough of
The Bronx are named
Jonas Deichmann , German adventurer, ultra-endurance athlete and multiple world record holder.
Jonas Eriksson , several people
Jonas Folger , German motorbike racer
Jonas Galusha , American politician and 5th governor of
Vermont
Jonas Gardell , Swedish writer and comedian
Jonas Green , Colonial American newspaper publisher
Jonas Griffith (born 1997), American football player
Jonas Grof , German basketball player
Jonas Gunnarsson , several people
Jonas Gustavsson , NHL goaltender
Jonás Gutiérrez , Argentine footballer
Jonas Haggren , Swedish Navy rear admiral
Jónas Hallgrímsson , Icelandic poet, author and naturalist
Jonas Hector , German footballer
Jonas Hellborg , Swedish bass player
Jonas Hiller , Swiss NHL goaltender
Jonas Höglund , NHL hockey player
Jonas Jablonskis , Lithuanian language linguist and modifier of the standard Lithuanian language
Jonas Jarlsby , Guitarist of the Swedish metal band "
Avatar "
Jonas Jennings , American professional football player
Jonas Jerebko , Swedish NBA basketball player
Jonas Kaufmann , German opera singer
Jonas Kyratzes , writer and game designer
Jonas Lund , Swedish conceptual artist
Jonas Mačiulis aka
MDansaironis , Lithuanian writer and poet
Jonas Mačiulis , a Lithuanian basketball player
Jonas Mekas , Lithuanian film maker
Jonas of Orléans (760–841), Bishop of Orléans
Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira , Brazilian international footballer
Jonas Phillips , Jewish-American merchant and former owner of
Monticello , historic home of Thomas Jefferson
Jonas Portin , Finnish footballer
Jonás Ramalho , Spanish-Angolan footballer
Jonas Reckermann , German beach volleyball player
Jonas Renkse , Singer of Swedish band Katatonia
Jonas Sakuwaha , Zambian footballer
Jonas Salk , American physician and researcher, best known for the development of the first polio vaccine
Jonas Savimbi , Angolan revolutionary
Jonas Sparring , Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender
Jonas Gahr Støre , Norwegian politician
Jonas Erikson Sundahl (1678–1762), Swedish-born architect who spent most of his working life in Germany
Jonas Švedas , Lithuanian composer
Jonas March Tebbetts (1820–1913), American politician
Jonas Tomalty , Canadian rock musician from Montréal
Jonas Vaitkus , lecturer and film director in Lithuania
Jonas Valančiūnas (born 1992), Lithuanian basketball player
Jonas Vileišis , Lithuanian lawyer, politician, and diplomat
Jonas Vingegaard , Danish cyclist
Jonas Wikman , Swedish officer
Jonas Wikström , Swedish Navy officer
Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann (born 1990), German basketball player
Jhonas Enroth , Swedish ice hockey player
Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu , Turkish journalist
Yunus Altun , Turkish footballer
Yunus Emre , Turkish poet and mystic
Notable people with the surname Jonas
Abraham Jonas (politician) , politician
Abraham Jonas (rugby league) , rugby league player
Alberto Jonás , pianist
Ann Jonas , writer
Benjamin F. Jonas , politician
Billy Jonas , folk musician
Bruno Jonas , political cabaret artist, Germany
Charles Jonas (disambiguation) , a number of American politicians
Clemens Jonas , figure skater
Danielle Jonas , wife of Kevin Jonas of the Jonas Brothers
Don Jonas , American footballer
Dusty Jonas , high jumper
Edgar A. Jonas , politician
Émile Jonas (1827–1905), French composer
Fran Jonas (born 2004), New Zealand cricketer
Frankie Jonas , younger brother to Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas, and Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers
Franz Jonas , politician, President of Austria
George Jonas , author
George "Freddie" Jonas , businessman and philanthropist who founded
Camp Rising Sun
Gilbert Jonas , businessman
Glenn Jonas , cricketer
Hans Jonas , philosopher
Howard Jonas , businessman
Israel Heymann Jonas (1795–1851), German malacologist
Joan Jonas , artist
John Jonas , metallurgist
Joseph Jonas (disambiguation) , a number of people including
Justus Jonas , Protestant reformer
Kevin Jonas , musician, oldest member of Jonas Brothers
Lihen Jonas , Micronesian sprinter
Louis Paul Jonas , master sculptor, museum exhibit designer, taxidermist
Margarete Jonas , wife of the former federal president of Austria
Marie Jonas , physician
Mark Jonas , football (soccer) player
Maryla Jonas , pianist
Michal Jonáš , footballer
Nathan S. Jonas (1868—1943), American banker and philanthropist
Nick Jonas , musician, youngest member of Jonas Brothers
Peter Jonas (disambiguation) , a number of people including
Priyanka Jonas , Indian actress, model and film producer
Regina Jonas , rabbi
Tom Jonas , Australian Rules Football player
William Jonas , footballer
Fictional characters
Eldred Jonas , character from the novel
Wizard and Glass by
Stephen King
Jonas , the main character in the
The Giver by
Lois Lowry
Jonas , a character in the online serial
lonelygirl15 , portrayed by
Jackson Davis
Jonas Blane , one of the lead characters in the American television show
The Unit
Jonas Grumby , the Skipper from the television sitcom
Gilligan's Island
Jonas Hodges , a villain in Season 7 of
24 played by
Jon Voight
Jonas Morecock , a homosexual animated character
Jonas Quinn , character in the sci-fi series
Stargate SG-1
Jonas Wilkerson, character from
Gone With the Wind .
Michael Jonas , character in the sci-fi series
Star Trek: Voyager
Jonas Taylor, character in an action horror movie
The Meg
Jonas Kahnwald, character in the German sci-fi series
Dark
Jonas Miller, character in the movie
Twister .
Jonas Hunter, the late son of
Rip Hunter in
Legends of Tomorrow .
Jonas, character from the French movie
I am Jonas
Jonas, character from the Brazilian movie
Jonas
Male variants
Contemporary use of the name Jonas
References