First names in Hebrew

First name Yonah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יונה

Gematria value: 71

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yonah is written יונה

Yonah is another spelling of Yona, יונה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Yonah mean?

Meaning: "dove"
Origin: Hebrew

Yona is a Hebrew word that means "dove". It is the name of the prophet Jonah, and, in modern Hebrew, a gentle and luminous name, given to boys and girls alike.

Gematria

Yonah = 71

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יונה has 4 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• Total71

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Yonah, from י to ה:

יִשְׂאוּ הָרִים שָׁלוֹם לָעָם וּגְבָעוֹת בִּצְדָקָה׃

“May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills, righteousness.”

Psalms 72:3

The book of your first name

Yonah, in nine pages

• Yonah, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Yonah
• Yonah, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Yonah in three answers

How do you write Yonah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yonah is written יונה. Yonah is another spelling of Yona, יונה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Yonah?
Written יונה, Yonah is worth 71: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5).

What does Yonah mean?
Dove (origin: Hebrew). Yona is a Hebrew word that means "dove". It is the name of the prophet Jonah, and, in modern Hebrew, a gentle and luminous name, given to boys and girls alike.