Jonathan (name)

Jonathan
	Jonatan and David
Pronunciation	/ˈdʒɒnəθən/; Dutch: [ˈjoːnɑtɑn]; French: [ʒɔnatɑ̃]; German: [ˈjoːnatan]; Spanish: [ˈɟʝonatan]
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, John, Jon Jon, Jonny, Jona, Jonty, Jonte, Nathan, Nate, Jono, Johnny
Related names	Jon, Nathan, Jonatan, John, Nathaniel

Jonathan (Template:Lang-he-n, 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.

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

Arabic: يوناثان, ^[5]جوناثان
Amharic: ዮናታን
Aramaic:
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܝܘܿܢܵܕ݂ܵܡ, romanized: Yōnāḏām
- Classical Syriac: ܝܘܢܬܢ, romanized: Yōnāṯān
- Targumic Imperial 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, romanized: 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

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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[1] "MFnames.com – Origin and Meaning of Jonathan". Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-04-26.

[2] Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, p. 147.

[3] The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition – Page 342 by Dan Isaac Slobin

[ssa.gov-4] Popular Baby Names, Social Security Online

[5] "Jonathan name with Arabic Calligraphy". Retrieved 2018-04-30.

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