Yunus
| Yunus | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation |
Arabic: [juːnus] Persian: [juːnes] Hindustani: [juːnʊs] |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | Dove; peaceful being, accomplishing, and a gift from God |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Jonah, Jonas, Joonas, Yonah, Jonnas, Janusz, Yunus |
Yunus (also spelled Younes or Younis, Arabic: يونس, Younis, Persian: یونس, Younes, Turkish: Yunus) is a common male given name and the Arabic version, deriving through Greek Ιωνας (Ionas) from the Hebrew name יוֹנָה (Jonah), meaning dove, of the prophet Jonah. In Turkish yunus means dolphin. The name may refer to:
Given name
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 professional footballer
- Younes El Aynaoui, (born 1971), Moroccan tennis player
- Younes Kaboul (born 1986), French footballer
- Younes Khattabi, Marrocan 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
- Kazi Yunus Ahmed, Bangladeshi kabaddi player
- Mohammad Yunus Saleem, Indian politician
- Yunus Altun, Turkish footballer
- Yunus Badat, East African 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 Parvez, Indian actor
- Yunus Paşa, Ottoman statesman
- Yunus Qanuni, Afghan politician
- Yunus Yosfiah, Indonesian army officer
- Zuleikha Yunus Haji, Tanzanian politician
Surname
- Amin Younes (born 1993), German footballer
- Abdul Fatah Younis (1944–2011), senior military officer in Libya who defected to join the rebels of the 2011 Libyan civil war
- Glenn Younes, sports radio talk show host and update anchor
- Imed Ben Younes (born 1974), Tunisian footballer
- Hadrat Yunus, the Prophet Jonah as mentioned in the Qur'an
- Ibn Yunus, 10th-century Egyptian mathematician and astronomer
- Fawaz Younis, Lebanese hijacker
- Leyla Yunus, Azerbaijani human rights activist
- Lincoln Younes (born 1992), Australian actor
- Megat Yunus, Malaysian politician
- Mohammad Yunus, Indian diplomat
- Mohammad Yunus, Indian politician
- Mohammad Yunus Khalis, mujahideen commander of Afghanistan
- Monica Yunus, opera singer
- Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi banker, economist, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
- Nadia Younes (1946–2003), Egyptian national
- Samora Mohammad Yunis, Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian Army
- Waqar Younis, Pakistani cricketer
See also
- Jonah, English equivalent
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