boy · arabic and hebrew
Yunus
say it yoo-nus
What Yunus means
- Arabic and Hebrew dove; Arabic form of Jonah Quran, Hebrew Bible and New Testament: Jonah, the prophet swallowed by the whale
How popular it is
Its use is rising over the last ten years.
- no. 205 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 270 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 304 in Austria (2020)
- no. 536 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 634 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 787 in France (2019)
- no. 884 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 956 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 2020.
Other forms
Younes, Younis, Jonah, Yunis
Names with a similar meaning
Jonas Jonah Callum Malcolm Calum Malcom Coleman Yona Mal Colm Yonas Kálmán