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♂ Jona (boy)
What does Jona mean?
Jona 
as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Jona) is of Hebrew derivation, and the name Jona means "God is gracious". Jona is a variant form of John (Hebrew).
STARTS WITH Jo-
ASSOCIATED WITH gracious
Variations
VARIANTS Jonnie, Johnny▼, Johnnie▼, Johnie▼
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA JOHN Anno, Ean▲, Eion, Hans▼, Ian▲, Jack, Jan▼, Janek, Janko, Janne, Janos, Jean▼, Jehan, Jens, Jian, Joao, Jock, Jocko, Johan▲, Johanan, Johann, Johnn, Johon, Jon▼, Jovan, Juan, Juwan▼, Vanya, Zane▲
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jona Blair (J.B.), ..
How popular is Jona?
Jona is an uncommon first name for males but a somewhat popular last name for all people (#139757 out of 150436, Top 93%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Ean (#1024 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Hans (#1348), Ian (#78), Jack (#38), Jan (#1796), Jean (#1076), Jens, Joao, Jock, Johan (#464), Johann (#1154), John (#28), Johnie, Johnnie (#1691), Johnny (#335), Jon (#692), Jonnie, Jovan (#1303), Juan (#122), Juwan and Zane (#211) are the popular variation forms of Jona (UNLISTED). These forms of Jona were popular with parents 136 years ago (ADOPTION OF 8.6%) and have become significantly less conventional since (ADOPTION 1.7%, ▼80.6%). John has generally been popular among parents, although Zane seems to be gaining popularity too, while versions like John are now less common. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2016)
Similar Names
Jona is pronounced similarly to Geno, Gino▲, Janna, Jannai, Jano, Jeno, Jino, Jonah▲, Jonny, Juneau and Junio. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abna, Dana▼, Jada, Janak, Janan, Jo, Joab, Job, Jobe, Joby, Jodi, Jody▼, Joe▼, Joed, Joel, Joey▼, Johar, Jomal, Jomar, Jonas▲, Jones, Jonn, Jontae, Jonte, Joop, Joos, Joram, Joran, Jorg, Jori, Jorn, Jory, Jose, Josh▼, Josia, Joss, Josua, Jove, Jovi, Jozua, June and Kana. These names tend to be more frequently used than Jona.
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