Յովնան
Old Armenian
    
    Etymology
    
From Classical Syriac ܝܘܢܢ (Yawnān) or from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶν (Iōnân), the accusative of Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs); ultimately from Hebrew יוֹנָה (yoná, “dove”).
Proper noun
    
Յովնան • (Yovnan)
- Jonah (biblical character)
 - a male given name, equivalent to English Jonah, Yovnan
 
Declension
    
u-type
Descendants
    
Further reading
    
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1942–1962) “Յովնան”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
 - Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 295
 
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