Yūnus
يُونُس
Say it YOO-nus
Name of the Prophet Yūnus (peace be upon him)
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Not Arabic in origin
- In English
- Jonah
- Found in
- The Qurʾān: 4:163, 6:86, 10:98 The prophets
- Also spelled
- Yunus, Younus, Yunis, Younes
Meaning & source
We have not found a meaning we can source, so we do not give one.
A non-Arabic name. One reading tried to derive it from uns (friendliness); al-Suyūṭī calls that reading shādhdh (irregular), so we give no meaning.
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أَرَادَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَهُمَا عَرَبِيَّيْنِ مُشْتَقَّيْنِ مِنْ أنس وأسف وَهُوَ شَاذٌّ
Who carried this name
- The Prophet Yūnus (peace be upon him) Qurʾān 4:163