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Yunus (given name)

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Yunus (Arabic: يُونُس, Yūnus, Persian: یونس, yūnes, Turkish: Yunus), also spelled Younas, Younes, Younis, Younous, Younus, Yunes, Yunis, Yunos and Yonas, is a common male given name, the Arabic version of the Greek Ιωνάς (Ionas), from the Hebrew יוֹנָה Jonah 'dove'.

Pronunciation
  • Arabic: [juːnus]
  • Persian: [juːnes]
GenderMale
Word/nameHebrew
MeaningDove, peaceful being
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Yunus
Pronunciation
  • Arabic: [juːnus]
  • Persian: [juːnes]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameHebrew
MeaningDove, peaceful being
Other names
Related namesJonah, Jonas, Joonas, Yonah, Janusz
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Yunus in Quran
Yunus in Quran

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