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sunflower416




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 1:37 pm
Thoughts on Yona for a girl? I’m seeing online forums saying it means “dove” but was recently told it’s the name of a teffilah on YK which would be great as baby is due around then. Not as into other girls names associated with RH/YK. On the other hand do you just think of boy’s name Yonah/Jonah when you hear it? (Which is also topical for a YK baby but I’m trying to pick girl options). Thanks for input!
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singleagain




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 1:39 pm
I would think Yona is a boy.... But I could see it for a girl

Is Yonina the same name? Cause that is a girls name no question to me
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ectomorph




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 1:39 pm
Not a fan. I don't like gender neutral names in today's day and age.
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Chayalle




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 1:41 pm
sunflower416 wrote:
Thoughts on Yona for a girl? I’m seeing online forums saying it means “dove” but was recently told it’s the name of a teffilah on YK which would be great as baby is due around then. Not as into other girls names associated with RH/YK. On the other hand do you just think of boy’s name Yonah/Jonah when you hear it? (Which is also topical for a YK baby but I’m trying to pick girl options). Thanks for input!


Not a Tefillah, but actually, Yona (as in the Navi) is read on Y"K at Mincha. But that has a male connotation.

DD has a friend named Yona (emphasis on the last syllable). I think it's a beautiful name. Her friend is Sephardi, if it makes any difference.
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trixx




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 1:41 pm
Jonah is a girl's name but I think of yona as a boys name unless Israelis will weigh in otherwise?
What about other names like tehila, rachama etc related to the time
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pesek zman




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 1:42 pm
I love it. I like it better for a girl than a boy
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amother
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Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 1:44 pm
I know two female Yonahs. And it does mean dove. But it is the name of a person in Tanach who was a man. The book of Yonah is the haftorah for mincha on Yom Kippur, so that's why the name is associated with it. Depending on your community it may be acceptable as a girl's name, but it is first and foremost a boy's name, because the Biblical figure who had that name was a man.
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amother
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Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 1:45 pm
I know a female named yona. I think it’s a cute name.
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sbk




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 1:48 pm
Yonah is an Ashkenazi boy's name & a Sefaradi girl's name. With the name Simcha it's exactly the opposite.
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BatyaEsther




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 1:49 pm
Yona is a girl
Yonah is a boy
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blessedjmom




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 1:55 pm
I have a friend Yona. (Yemenite)
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amother
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Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 2:03 pm
In my community it is a completely gender-neutral name. I know both females and males with this name and they are both ashkenazim. I do agree with the poster above that for a girl I would spell it without the "h" at the end.
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sunflower416




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 2:05 pm
Ladies thank you for the lighting fast replies! Wow. I’m new to the site and I can see why ppl say it’s addictive lol. Agree w/those who are not so into unisex names so may need to keep searching. On the other hand my DH is Sephardic so it kinda works as a girl’s name in that respect, and I think it sounds so pretty. Will have to ask MIL what she was talking about with regards to teffilah because she definitely didn’t mean sefer yonah. Hmm!

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essie14




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 2:07 pm
I know many female Yona's. Some are called Yoni.
I also know many males named Yona who are also called Yoni. It's very gender neutral.
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amother
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Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 2:09 pm
ectomorph wrote:
Not a fan. I don't like gender neutral names in today's day and age.

Agree with you BUT there are two names who actually are used even in chareidi circles: Yona/h and Simcha. For some unknown reason they are considered acceptable.
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Rappel




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 2:09 pm
In Israel, DL, I only know female Yonas. I also knew an Ashkenazic woman in Brooklyn named Yona, and no one batted an eyelash.

Go with what you love.
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Rubber Ducky




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 2:18 pm
Gender-neutral. I associate Yona as a girls' name among Sephardim.
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amother
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Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 2:18 pm
I have a cousin ( female ) named Yona, and called Yoni. Her mil didn't like the idea of Yoni for a girl, and calls her Yonit.
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Iymnok




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 2:20 pm
I know a couple of ladies named Yonah. One married a Yonah.
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amother
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Post Tue, Jun 18 2019, 2:21 pm
ectomorph wrote:
Not a fan. I don't like gender neutral names in today's day and age.


Agree. Don’t saddle a child with a name she’ll be made fun of in school....
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