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 [ 1 syll. jo-nes, jon-es ] The boy name Jones is pronounced JHOWNZ KEY. Jones is of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly in English. Jones is a variant form of the English John. Jones is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1901, 0.012% of baby boys were named Jones. Its ranking then was #547. The baby name has since markedly slipped in popularity, and is currently of only irregular use. Out of the group of boy names directly related to Jones, the English John was the most frequently used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Jones include the English James, the Frisian and German Jannes, the Polish Jas, the German and Scandinavian Jens, the Chinese Jing, the English Johns, the English Jong, the Finnish Joonas, the Scandinavian Jöns, the Czech Janco, the Hungarian Jancsi, the Indian Janesh, the Slavic Janez, the Breton and French Janic, the Breton and French Janick, the Latvian and Lithuanian Janis, the Polish, Slavic, and Hungarian Janko, the Hungarian Jankó, the Breton and French Jannic, and the Breton, French, and Scandinavian Jannick. KEY: Pronunciation for Jones: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"   |
