The name Jona is of biblical origin and is associated with the prophet Jona who was sent to preach in Nineveh. The word yōnāh in Hebrew means dove, so it symbolizes peace and hope. In Spain, the name Jona is used as an abbreviation for the name Jonatan, while in other countries, such as Norway, Jona is used as a female name. Jona may refer to: *

Jona, Switzerland Jona is a former municipality and since January 2007 part of the Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster (Wahlkreis), See-Gaster in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of ...

, a village of the municipality Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland **

Jona railway station Jona railway station is a railway station in Switzerland, situated next to the village of Jona ( canton of St. Gallen). It is one of four active railway stations in the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona (the other three being , and ). The statio ...

in Rapperswil-Jona *

Jona (river) The Jona is a river in the Swiss cantons of Zürich and St. Gallen, forming partly their mutual border, and one of the main tributaries of '' Obersee'', Lake Zurich. Geography The Jona rises on the eastern slope of Bachtel mountain near Gi ...

, in the cantons of Zürich and St. Gallen in Switzerland * ''Jona'' (album), an album by Jona Viray

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* Jona (actress), Bangladeshi film actress * Jona (footballer), Honduran footballer *

Jona Bechtolt Jona Bechtolt (born December 2, 1980) is an electronic musician and multimedia artist based in Portland, Oregon, United States, best known for his band YΔCHT. He is a former member of The Badger King, Dirty Projectors, and The Blow. YΔCHT beg ...

(born 1980), American electronic musician *

Jona Lendering Jona Lendering (born 29 October 1964) is a Dutch historian and the author of books on antiquity, Dutch history and modern management. He has an MA in history from Leiden University and an MA in Mediterranean culture from the Amsterdam Free Uni ...

(born 1964), Dutch historian *

Jona Lewie Jona Lewie (born John Lewis; 14 March 1947) is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his 1980 UK hits "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties" and "Stop the Cavalry". Career Early career Jona Lewie ...

(born 1947), English singer *

Jona Oberski Jona Eliëser Joseph Oberski (born in Amsterdam, 20 March 1938) is a Dutch writer and a nuclear physicist. Biography In 1937, a year before his birth, his parents fled from Nazi Germany to the Netherlands and settled in Amsterdam. But during Wor ...

(born 1938), Dutch writer and nuclear physicist *

Jona Senilagakali Jona Baravilala Senilagakali (8 November 1929 – 26 October 2011) was a Fijian medical doctor and diplomat who was briefly appointed as Prime Minister of Fiji following the 2006 Fijian coup d'état. Subsequently he was Minister for Health in th ...

(1929–2011), Prime Minister of Fiji *

Jona Soquite Jona Marie Soquite (born April 13, 2003) is a Filipino singer who won the first season of ''The Voice Teens'' at the age of fourteen. Life and career Soquite was born on April 13, 2003, at Davao City, Philippines. In her youth, she compete ...

(born 2003), Filipina singer *

Jona von Ustinov Jona Freiherr von Ustinov (; 2 December 18921 December 1962), often known as Klop Ustinov (), was a German journalist and diplomat who worked for MI5 during the time of the Nazi regime. His father was the Russian-born emigre Baron Plato von ...

(1892–1962), German journalist *

Jona Weinhofen Jona Weinhofen (born 1 January 1983) is an Australian musician. He is the lead guitarist for metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen, and was the rhythm guitarist for British band Bring Me the Horizon, from 2009 to 2013 and the guitarist for Ca ...

(born 1983), Australian guitarist *

Jona Viray Jonalyn Roxas Viray (born November 15, 1989), known mononymously as Jona, is a Filipino singer and songwriter. She was catapulted to mainstream prominence after she emerged as the first grand champion of ''Pinoy Pop Superstar''. She was the l ...

(born 1989), Filipino singer

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Giovanni Jona-Lasinio Giovanni Jona-Lasinio (born 1932), sometimes called Gianni Jona, is an Italian theoretical physicist, best known for his works on quantum field theory and statistical mechanics. He pioneered research concerning spontaneous symmetry breaking, and t ...

(born 1932), Italian physicist *

Walter Jona Walter Jona (17 July 1926 – 22 July 2007) was a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Personal life Jona went to school at the Scotch College, Melbourne before studying medicine at the University of Melbourne in 1944, an ...

(1926–2007), Australian politician

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