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Bar-Jona

also known as: Bar-Jonah

Meaning: son of Jonah / Jona / Jonas

This is the patronymic surname (name derived one’s father or other paternal ancestor) of the Apostle Peter (Matthew 16:17; John 1:42), because his father’s name was Jonas (aka Jonah, Jona).

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