Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(perhaps a contraction of Johnana, gift or grace of God), son of Eliakim, in the genealogy of Christ. (Luke 3:30) (B.C. before 876.)
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
JO'NAN (whom Jehovah bestows), son of Eliakim, in the genealogy of Christ. Luke 3:30.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
a dove; multiplying of the people
Schaff's Bible Dictionary
JO'NAN (whom Jehovah bestows), son of Eliakim, in the genealogy of Christ. Luke 3:30. JO'NAS. The Greek form of Jonah. Matt 12:39-41; Lev 16:4; Luke 11:30-32. The father of Peter and Andrew, John 21:15-17; called also Jonah, John 1:42.