Female first name (Scandinavian): Jonah, the Lord is gracious Lord is good; Hebrew (New Testament): Yahweh = (Name of God); Chanan = favor, be gracious; information to the male form of John:: name of the apostle and evangelist John; also known by John the Baptist, at the end of the Middle Ages, the most common Christian name in Germany, so far contributed 23 popes named John Male first name (Hebrew): Jonah, the dove; jonah = the dove; Greek form of the Hebrew name 'Jonah'; known by the biblical story of Jonah and the whale male first name (English, Hebrew): Jonah, the dove, Hebrew (Old Testament); jonah = the dove; Greek form of the Hebrew name 'Jonah', known by the biblical story of Jonah and the whale