Yunus

Gender:boy

Meaning:dove

Origin:Hebrew

Pronunciation:you nus

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Yunus is the Arabic version of the English equivalent Jonas. Jonas is Hebrew in origin and means ‘Dove’. Jonas itself is the Greek variant of Jonah, which is from the Old Testament and was a popular name in the middle ages due to wide circulation of the story of Jonah and the Whale. Jonas is now a popular name and Yunus is its most unusual form.

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