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يُونِس
Yunis
YOO-nis
“Yunus (Jonah) — variant.”
About Yunis
Yunis is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "yunus (jonah) — variant" — an Arabic-Hebrew-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Variant spelling of Yunus, the prophet swallowed by a fish in Quranic narrative. Surah 10 of the Qur'an is named Yunus.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic (Hebrew root) · Arabic
Gender
Boy
Root letters
Yunis's consonants traveled from Hebrew into Arabic without losing their shape or sound — the same root, recognized in both scriptures.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Yunis
- What does the name Yunis mean?
- Yunis (يُونِس) means "Yunus (Jonah) — variant". Variant spelling of Yunus, the prophet swallowed by a fish in Quranic narrative. Surah 10 of the Qur'an is named Yunus.
- Is Yunis a name from the Qur'an?
- Yunis does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Hebrew-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Yunis a boy or a girl name?
- Yunis is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Yunis come from?
- Yunis is an Arabic-Hebrew-Arabic name, built on the root letters Y-W-N-S.
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