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Giona

English translation/equivalent: Jonah

Origin: Derived from the Hebrew Yonah "dove." Name of one of the prophets of the Old Testament, recognized in Christianity as the symbol of the death and resurrection of Christ.

Name Day/Onomastico: February 11—in honor of St. Giona, lived in the 7th century.

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