Jonathan (name)
Jonathan (Hebrew: יְהוֹנָתָן/יוֹנָתָן, Standard Yəhōnatan / Yōnatan, Tiberian Yehōnāṯān / Yōnāṯān) is a common name given to males which means "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] |
|---|---|
| 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, Jonty, Jono, Joff |
| Related names | Jon, Nathan, Jonatan, Nathanael, Nathaniel |
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] In Latin America both "Jhonny" and "Johnny" coexist due to misspelling and have become commonly used (Jhonny Peralta, Jhonny Rivera, Jhonny da Silva).
The name was the 31st-most-popular boys' name in the United States in 2011, according to the SSA.[4]
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