# Younis

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #52,117

## Definitions
1. A surname from Arabic.

## Etymology
From Arabic يُونُس (yūnus), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יונה (yônā), all meaning Jonah. Doublet of Younus and Yunus.

## Source
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