Definitions of Jonah:

  • noun:   a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
  • noun:   a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
  • noun:   (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
  • name:  A male given name (rare: 1 in 20000 males; popularity rank in the U.S.: #980)
  • name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #83261)