# Jonas

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #10,568

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Hebrew.

## Etymology
From Latin Iōnās, from Koine Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹנָה (yônâh, “dove”). Doublet of Jonah.

## Easily confused with
- **jong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jonas-vs-jong)
- **joys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jonas-vs-joys)
- **joss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jonas-vs-joss)
- **Joni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jonas-vs-joni)
- **Jones** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jonas-vs-jones)
- **judas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jonas-vs-judas)
- **Jon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jon-vs-jonas)
- **Jas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jas-vs-jonas)
- **jobs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jobs-vs-jonas)
- **Joan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joan-vs-jonas)
- **Jana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-jonas)
- **Jena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-jonas)
- **Joao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joao-vs-jonas)
- **jokes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jokes-vs-jonas)
- **joins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joins-vs-jonas)
- **Johns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johns-vs-jonas)
- **Jonah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jonah-vs-jonas)
- **Joe's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joe-s-vs-jonas)
- **Johan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johan-vs-jonas)
- **Janis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/janis-vs-jonas)

## Common misspellings (7)
`jjonas`, `jnoas`, `joans`, `jonass`, `jonnas`, `jonsa`, `ojnas`

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