# Jonah

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒoʊnə/ · frequency rank #14,347

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Hebrew.
2. A minor prophet who was cast into the sea and swallowed by a great fish.
3. A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
4. The 10th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

## Etymology
From the Hebrew יוֹנָה (yônâh, “dove”). Doublet of Jonas.

## Easily confused with
- **Josh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jonah-vs-josh)
- **jong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jonah-vs-jong)
- **Joni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jonah-vs-joni)
- **Jones** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jonah-vs-jones)
- **Jonas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jonah-vs-jonas)
- **Judah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jonah-vs-judah)
- **Josiah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jonah-vs-josiah)
- **Jon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jon-vs-jonah)
- **Jah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jah-vs-jonah)
- **Joh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joh-vs-jonah)
- **Joan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joan-vs-jonah)
- **Jana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-jonah)
- **Jena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-jonah)
- **Joao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joao-vs-jonah)
- **Johan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johan-vs-jonah)
- **Jinnah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinnah-vs-jonah)

## Common misspellings (7)
`jjonah`, `jnoah`, `joanh`, `jonahh`, `jonha`, `jonnah`, `ojnah`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jonah