Yunus (given name)

Arabic: [juːnus]
Persian: [juːnes]
Urdu: [juːnʊs]GenderMaleOriginWord/nameHebrewMeaningDove, peaceful beingOther namesRelated namesJonah, Jonas, Joonas, Yonah, Janusz

Yunus (Arabic: يُونُس, Yūnus, Persian: یونس, yūnes, Turkish: Yunus), also spelled Younas, Younes, Younis, Younus, Yunes, Younous and Yonas, is a common male given name, the Arabic version of Greek Ιωνάς (Ionas), from Hebrew יוֹנָה Jonah 'dove'.

People with the given name

Younas

  • Younas Ahmadzai (born 1995), Afghan cricketer

Younes

  • Younes Ahamdi (born 1976), Moroccan judoka
  • Younes Al Shibani (born 1981), Libyan football defender
  • Younes Ali (born 1983), Qatari footballer
  • Younes Belhanda (born 1990), French-Moroccan footballer
  • Younes El Aynaoui (born 1971), Moroccan tennis player
  • Younes Kaboul (born 1986), French footballer
  • Younes Khattabi, Moroccan rugby league player
  • Younes Nazarian, Iranian-born American business mogul and philanthropist
  • Younes Shokrkhah (born 1957), Iranian journalist
  • Younes Tsouli, Moroccan Islamist

Younis

Younus

Yunus

See also

  • Yunus (surname)
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