Names like Jonah
Jonah is a two-syllable Hebrew name that ends in -ah. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Jonah.
Noah Hebrew · "rest," from the Hebrew Noach, the ark-builder who rode out the flood; quiet for most of the 20th century, then the defining boys' name of the 2010s in the US and much of Europe. Gentle in sound, patriarch in weight
Judah Hebrew · praised
Micah Hebrew · who is like God
Ezrah Hebrew · variant of Ezra, 'help'
The same roots
Also Hebrew names, from the tradition Jonah comes from.
Elijah Hebrew · "my God is Yahweh," the prophet swept to heaven in a whirlwind; long cherished in Black American and evangelical naming, it climbed almost without pause from the 1960s into the US top five. Eli comes built in
Josiah Hebrew · God supports
Jeremiah Hebrew · "Yahweh will exalt," from Yirmeyahu, the prophet whose laments named a whole genre, the jeremiad; Puritans loved it, the frontier kept it, and it outlasted its 1970s revival cousin Jeremy. Weighty, warm, and fully modern in feel
Joseph Hebrew · he will add
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Jonah, on a similar curve.
Jireh Hebrew · from 'Jehovah Jireh', 'the Lord will provide'
Shiloh Hebrew · biblical place name, traditionally "tranquil"
Azariah Hebrew · Hebrew biblical name meaning 'Yahweh has helped'
Nyjah Modern American · A modern American coinage with no traditional etymology; famously borne by Nyjah Huston, the most-titled street skateboarder in Street League history.
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