Jonathan (name)
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| Jonathan | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Name day | France: 1 March, America: 26 April, Sweden: 22 December, Germany: 29 December |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | YHWH has given |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Jon |
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Jonathan (in Hebrew: יְהוֹנָתָן/יוֹנָתָן, Standard Yonatan / Yəhonatan Tiberian Yônāṯān / Yəhônāṯān) is a common masculine given name meaning "YHWH has given" in Hebrew.[1][2] The first known Jonathan was a son of King Saul in the Hebrew Bible, a close friend of David.
The Misspelling of Jonathan include Johnatan, Jonathon, Johnathan, Jonatan, Jonothon, Jonothan, Johnathon, Johnthan, (a common name in Hebrew). Biblical variants include Yehonathan, Y'honathan, Yhonathan, Yonatan, Yonaton, Yonoson, Yeonoson or Yehonasan. In Israel, "Yoni" is a common nickname for Yonatan (Jonathan) in the same way Jonny is for Jonathan in English.[3]
The name was the 30th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2009, according to the Social Security Administration.[4]
A longer form of Nathan, nicknames include Jon, Jonty, Jonny, Jo-Nathan, Nathan, Johnny, Jono, Jonjon, Juntao and Jonny-Boy.
Etymologically, Jonathan is not a variation of John. Names with similar meanings include Theodore in Greek and Bogdan/Bozhidar in Slavonic.
[edit] References
- ^ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Jonathan
- ^ 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
[edit] See also
- For the Israeli moshav, see Yonatan, Golan Heights
- Jonathan (disambiguation)
- John (given name)
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