Jonas
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Greek Ίωνας, used in the Greek translation of the Old Testament for Hebrew יוֹנָה 'dove'.
The name of an Old Testament character. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Jonas.
- England
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- Dutch
- ● 1576 Jonas AuFr Backereel;
1579 Jonas ibid. Brun;
1581 Jonas ibid. Bone;
1583 Jonas ibid. Allensson;
1585 Jonas ibid. Breen;
1587 Jonas ibid. Bijler;
1588 Jonas ibid. Beke
- Early Modern English
- ● 1587 Jonas BUmar-vol2 p. 64
- France
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- Middle French
- ● 1563 Jonas RegPCC-1 p. 30;
1565 Jonas ibid. p. 196;
1567 Jonas ibid. p. 305;
1571 Jonas ibid. p. 441;
1590 Jonas raymond1588 p. 572
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1197 jonas (nom) quix-vol1 83
- Switzerland
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- Latin
- ● 1220 Jonas (nom) CartHaut 36
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Jonas". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2016/2/name/Jonas.