Jonadab Forename

221,792nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,266 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Qatar

Jonadab Forename Definition:

The Scripture name, which Kitto writes יונדב (Yonadhábh), a contraction of Y’honadhábh, i. e. God-impelled. Jones refers to the name Jehonadab, which he translates ‘the Lord gave spontaneously,’ at. e. gave him freely to his parents.

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Jonadab Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
100%
3901:455,29314,770
Mexico
99%
 
2591:479,3225,500
Brazil
100%
2571:833,60423,172
Philippines
97%
 
1001:1,060,09528,385
Indonesia-651:3,968,672168,267
United States
100%
511:7,108,56879,541
Cameroon-231:939,58725,311
Venezuela
100%
131:2,323,22339,208
Chile
100%
131:1,354,40110,891
Papua New Guinea
100%
91:905,81363,479
El Salvador-81:792,7235,723
Qatar
100%
81:296,20131,456
Peru
100%
71:4,541,63634,195
Spain
100%
61:7,754,99417,266
Uganda
100%
51:8,191,38458,906
England-51:11,120,58476,686
Haiti-51:2,145,39120,367
Nicaragua
100%
51:1,203,66714,616
Guatemala
100%
41:4,027,1077,742
India
100%
41:303,719,4932,628,057
Chad
100%
41:3,399,6008,891
Benin
100%
31:3,525,28151,145
Zambia-31:5,284,93137,895
Panama-21:1,953,27831,007
Germany-21:48,338,93872,742
Ecuador-21:8,863,46021,868
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Central African Republic-11:4,515,3901,073
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810

Jonadab (94) may also be a surname.

Jonadab Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Scripture name, which Kitto writes יונדב (Yonadhábh), a contraction of Y’honadhábh, i. e. God-impelled. Jones refers to the name Jehonadab, which he translates ‘the Lord gave spontaneously,’ at. e. gave him freely to his parents.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Jon'-a-dab, who acts in good earnest. A relative of David. 2 Sam. xiii. 3.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: Jehovah is willing giver.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

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