Nona (surname)

Nona

Pronunciation	Syriac: [nuːnɑː]
Gender	unisex
Origin
Word/name	Aramaic: נונא (Nuna), Akkadian: 𒄩 (Nūnum)
Meaning	Fish
Region of origin	West Asia
Other names
Variant forms	Nuna, Yona, Younes

Nona (Syriac: ܢܥܢܐ, ܢܘܢܐ) is a surname of Aramaic origin. The name derives from the Akkadian word "Nunum" or "Nuna", meaning large fish or whale (in reference to the Abrahamic text, Jonah and the Whale).

The surname is linguistically connected to several Semitic forms referencing the same tradition. It is considered a variant of the Hebrew word "Yona" (יוֹנָה) and Arabic words "Younes" (يونس), and "Nūn" (or "Dhul‑Nun," meaning "The Man of the Fish," as referenced in Surah Al‑Anbya, 21:87). These names ultimately trace back to the Aramaic form ''Nona'' or ''Nuna''.

People with the surname "Nona" are primarily Assyrian Christians from the Middle East, who are speakers of Neo-Aramaic dialects.

Surname

• Emil Shimoun Nona (born 1967), patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church
• Gajaman Nona (1746–1815), Sri Lankan poet
• Tanu Nona (1902–1980), Australian pearler and politician

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Nona
• All pages with titles containing Nona
• Nona (disambiguation)
• Nona (given name)