Malay Names · Boy
Yunus name meaning
“dove (Arabic form of Yona, Jonah)”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- Y
- Origin
- Arabic · Hebrew
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptيونس
- Malayalam scriptയൂനുസ്
- Devanagari scriptयूनुस
16
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Yunus
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Yunus is a boy's name, the Arabic form of Yona (Jonah), which appears in the Quran.
What does Yunus mean?
Dove (Arabic form of Yona, Jonah)
In Malay: merpati (bentuk Arab bagi Yona, Jonah)
About the name Yunus
Yunus is the Arabic form of the Hebrew name Yona (Jonah) and the name of a prophet mentioned in the Quran. Hebrew yonah means 'dove'. Yunos and Younus are other spellings.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic, Hebrew |
| Syllables | Yu-nus |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with Y |
| Arabic script | يونس |
|---|---|
| Malayalam script | യൂനുസ് |
| Devanagari script | यूनुस |
Compound names with Yunus
Sources
- Behind the Name: Yunus · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Jonah · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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