Jonathan (name)

Jonathan
19th-century portrait of Jonathan by Frederic Leighton
PronunciationEnglish: /ˈdʒɒnəθən/ ⓘ JON-ə-thən
Finnish: [ˈjoːnɑtɑn]
Dutch: [ˈjoːnaːtɑn] ⓘ
French: [ʒɔnatɑ̃] ⓘ
German: [ˈjoːnatan] ⓘ
Spanish: [ˈɟʝonatan]
GenderMale
LanguageEnglish
Name dayFinland: 26 January,
France: 1 March,
United States: 26 April,
Sweden: 22 December,
Germany: 29 December
Origin
OriginHebrew
Meaning"God has given"
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Jonathan (Hebrew: יְהוֹנָתָן/יוֹנָתָן, Standard: Yehōnatan/Yōnatan, Tiberian: Yŏhōnāṯān/Yōnāṯān) is a common name given to males which means "YHWH has given" in Hebrew. The earliest known use of the name was in the Bible; one Jonathan was the son of King Saul, a close friend of David.

Variants of Jonathan include Jonatan, Djonathan. Biblical variants include Yehonathan, Y'honathan, Yhonathan, Yonathan, Yehonatan, Yonatan, Yonaton, Yonoson, Yeonoson or Yehonasan. In Israel, "Yoni" is a common nickname for Yonatan (Jonathan) in the same way Jonny is in English.

The name was the 31st-most-popular boys' name in the United States in 2011, according to the SSA.

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References

  1. ↑ Khan, Geoffrey (2020). The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 1. Open Book Publishers. ISBN 978-1-78374-676-7.
  2. ↑ "MFnames.com – Origin and Meaning of Jonathan". Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  3. ↑ Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, p. 147.
  4. ↑ Slobin, Dan Isaac (1985). The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition: Theoretical Issues. Psychology Press. p. 342. ISBN 978-0-89859-367-9. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  5. ↑ Popularly Baby Names, Social Security Online
  6. ↑ "Jonathan name with Arabic Calligraphy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
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