Baby name
Jona
/YO · nah/
Meaning
“Dove”
German and Scandinavian form of Jonah, Hebrew for 'dove'; the biblical prophet's name with a soft, modern feel.
Nicknames
jonah · jonathan · jonas
How it ages.
Fresh and soft; rides the current wave of short, vowel-ending names.
The cultural moment.
Rising in Germany and the Netherlands since roughly 2010; gaining in Austria simultaneously. Currently ranks #95 in Germany.