| Pronunciation | Arabic: [juːnus] Persian: [juːnes] Urdu: [juːnʊs] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | Dove, peaceful being |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Jonah, 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
- Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed al-Muwali, Iraqi former Baath Party member
- Younis Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer
- Younis Khan, Pakistani cricketer
- Younis Mahmoud, Iraqi footballer
- Younis Mohammad Ibrahim al-Hayyari, Moroccan terrorism suspect
Younus
- Younus Shaikh, Pakistani dissident
Yunus
- Mohammad Yunus Saleem, Indian politician
- Yunus Altun, Turkish footballer
- Yunus Badat, Zambian cricketer
- Yunus Emre, Turkish poet and mystic
- Yunus Erçelik (born 1980), Turkish motorcycle racer
- Yunus İçuz, Turkish footballer
- Yunus Khan, 15th-century Mughal Khan
- Yunus Mallı, German-Turkish footballer
- Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu, Turkish journalist
- Yunus Öçal, Turkish volleyball coach
- Yunus Parvez, Indian actor
- Yunus Paşa, Ottoman statesman
- Yunus Qanuni, Afghan politician
- Yunus Yosfiah, Indonesian army officer
See also
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