Jonathan (name)
Jonathan (Hebrew: יְהוֹנָתָן/יוֹנָתָן, Standard Yonatan / Yəhonatan Tiberian Yônāṯān) is a common male given name meaning "YHWH has given" in Hebrew.[1][2] The earliest known use of the name was in the Bible, one Jonathan was the son of King Saul, a close friend of David.
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| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒɒnəθən/ Dutch: [ˈjoːnɑtɑn] French: [ʒɔnatɑ̃] German: [ˈjoːnatan] Spanish: [ˈɟʝonatan] |
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| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | English |
| Name day | France: 1 March, United States: 26 April, Sweden: 22 December, Germany: 29 December, Finland: 26 January |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew (Israel) |
| Meaning | God has given |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Jon, Jon Jon, Jonny, Jona, Jonty, Jonte, Nathan, Nate, Jono, |
| Related names | Jon, Nathan, Jonatan, Nathaniel |
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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.[3]
The name was the 31st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2011, according to the SSA.[4]
List of alternatives
- Akkadian: 𒅀𒄷𒌑𒈾𒋫𒉡 translit. Yaḫu-natanu
- Arabic: يوناثان, [5]جوناثان
- Amharic: ዮናታን
- Aramaic:
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܝܘܿܢܵܕ݂ܵܡ, romanized: Yōnāḏām
- Classical Syriac: ܝܘܢܬܢ, romanized: Yōnāṯān
- Targumic Aramaic: יוֹנָתָן, romanized: Yônāṯān
- Armenian: Հովնաթան, romanized: Hovnatan
- Chinese: 乔纳森 (simplified), 喬納森 (traditional)
- Croatian: Jonatan
- Dutch: Jonathan, Jonatan
- Fijian: Jonacani
- Finnish: Joonatan
- French: Jonathan
- Georgian: იონათანი, translit.: ionatani
- German: Jonathan, Jonatan
- Greek: Ιωνάθαν, romanized: Ionáthan
- Hawaiian: Ionakana
- Hebrew: יהונתן, romanized: Yehonatan
- Hungarian: Jonatán
- Icelandic: Jónatan, Jonathan
- Irish: Seanachán, Ionatán
- Italian: Gionata
- Japanese: ジョナサン, romanized: Jonasan
- Korean: 조너선,조나단, romanized: Joneoseon,Jonadan
- Latin: Ionathan
- Lithuanian: Jonatanas
- Māori: Honatana
- Persian: جاناتان
- Polish: Jonatan, Jonathan
- Portuguese: Jónatas, Jônatas, Jonatão
- Romanian: Ionatan, Ion
- Russian: Ионафан, romanized: Ionafan
- Samoan: Ionatana
- Spanish: Jonatán, translit. Yónathan
- Swedish: Jonatan
- Tongan: Sonatane
- Yoruba: Jonatani
See also
- For the Israeli moshav, see Yonatan, Golan Heights
- Johnathan, a given name
- Jonathan (disambiguation)
- John (given name)
- Nathaniel, for a name with a similar root and meaning
References
- "MFnames.com – Origin and Meaning of Jonathan". Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, p. 147.
- The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition – Page 342 by Dan Isaac Slobin
- Popular Baby Names, Social Security Online
- "Jonathan name with Arabic Calligraphy". Retrieved 2018-04-30.
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