noun
- a masculine name: var. Jonas
- Bible
- a Hebrew prophet: thrown overboard in a storm sent because he had disobeyed God, he was swallowed by a big fish, but three days later was cast up on the shore unharmed
- the book telling Jonah's story: abbrev.
- any person said to bring bad luck by being present
Origin:
LL(Ec) Jonas < Gr(Ec) Īonas < Heb jōnāh, lit., a dove