Jonay

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Jonay is assumed to be derived from the second half of the name of Garajonay peak (the highest point on the island of La Gomera), formerly Garagono(c)he, from Guanche [Term?].[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /xoˈnai/ [xoˈnai̯]
  • Rhymes: -ai
  • Syllabification: Jo‧nay

Proper noun[edit]

Jonay m

  1. Jonay (a legendary Guanche man from the island of Tenerife)
  2. a male given name from Guanche

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ignacio Reyes Garcia (2012) Nombres Personales de las Islas Canarias, 1 edition, Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Le Canarien ediciones - Libreando, →ISBN, pages 16 and 45

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