Nona (surname)

Nona (Syriac: ܢܥܢܐ) is an Aramaic surname referring to the Prophet Jonah. The name derives from the Akkadian word "Nunu" or "Nuna", meaning large fish or whale (in reference to the Abrahamic text, Jonah and the Whale). The name is also a variant of the Hebrew word "Yona" and Arabic word "Younes", all referring to Jonah.

People with the surname Nona are usually Aramaic Christians from the Middle East

Persons with the surname Nona

 * Yacoub Nona, Assyrian Iraqi singer
 * Emil Shimoun Nona, Iraqi Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand
 * Ashoor Nona, Iraqi soccer coach
 * Eshaya Nona, Iraqi soccer player from Kirkuk