Jona - name meaning and origin

The boy's and girl's name Jona \j(o)-na\ is a variant of Yonina (Hebrew), and the meaning of Jona is "dove".

The baby name Jona sounds like Oona, Jena, Iona, Jana, Joni, Joana, Jina, Jone, Jonna, Jonay, Jonae, Johna and Yona. Other similar baby names are Nona, Tona, Dona, Joya, Joda, Jola, Joia, Lona, Mona, Rona and Zona.

Jona is a common female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Jona. Compare Jona with related baby names.