Jonay
Spanish
Etymology
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 *garagônaše, from *gar-g-Wunẓiẓ "Eiunche [a Guanche seer] possesses superiority" or "Eiunche is at the highest height".[1]
Proper noun
Jonay m
- A legendary Guanche man from the island of Tenerife
- 2015 November 27, Goretti Alonso, “Una historia de amor legendaria”, in La Opinión de Tenerife, retrieved 5 March 2016:
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- A male given name from the Canary Islands
- 2011 July 21, Montse Hidalgo, “El idilio de Laura y Jonay”, in La Opinión de Tenerife, retrieved 5 March 2016:
- 2012 June 28, “Jonay Martín Trío”, in La Opinión de Tenerife, retrieved 5 March 2016:
- El trio de jazz de Jonay Martín se forma hace escasamente un año, a partir del reencuentro con su antiguo profesor José Carlos Machado, contrabajista y compositor, en el seno de la Asociación de Profesionales de la Música de las Islas Canarias (PROMUSIC), y dada la admiración del guitarrista hacia su calidad musical y personal.
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- 2015 March 19, L. Olmo, “Flor de Sal, la cocina con el toque festivo de Jonay Hernández”, in Ultima Hora, edición Mallorca, retrieved 5 March 2016:
- 2016 February 28, Sardel, “Los españoles Jonay & Louie Cabrera firman por Viper Recordings”, in EDM Spain, retrieved 5 March 2016:
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See also
References
- 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; similar entry to be found online in: Ignacio Reyes Garcia (2012), “Jonay, Garagonohe”, in Ínsuloamaziq (blog), retrieved 5 March 2016
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