Jonathan (name)


Jonathan 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 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.

List of alternatives

  • , جوناثان
  • Aramaic:
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  • * Targumic
  • 乔纳森, 喬納森, romanized: Qiáonàsēn
  • translit=Ionat'ani
  • Persian: جاناتان
  • Spanish: Jonatán, Yónathan
  • Tigrinya: ዮናታን

  • People

Jonathan is a common given name. People with the name include: