Jonathan name - Meaning of Jonathan
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 11
- Usage
- English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, Biblical, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- JAHN-ə-thən (English) , YO-nah-tahn (German)
- Jonathan Meaning
- From the Hebrew name (Yehonatan) (contracted to (Yonatan)) meaning " Yahweh has given". According to the Old Testament, Jonathan was the eldest son of Saul and a friend of David. He was killed in battle with the Philistines. As an English name, Jonathan did not become common until after the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer was the Anglo-Irish satirist Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), who wrote 'Gulliver's Travels' and other works. Jonathan is based on Hebrew names "Yahonathan and Jehonathan", derived from the Hebrew words "Yahweh", which means "God", and "nathan", which means "to give".
Jonathan Related Names
Variants: Johnathan, Johnathon, Jonathon (English), Jonatan (German), Jonatan (Swedish), Jonatan (Norwegian), Jonatan (Danish)
Diminutives: Jonty (English (British) ), Jon, Jonny (English)
Other Languages: Ionathan (Biblical Greek), Yehonatan, Yonatan (Biblical Hebrew), Ionathan (Biblical Latin), Yehonatan, Yonatan, Yoni (Hebrew), Jónatan (Icelandic), Ionatán (Irish), Gionata (Italian), Jônatas (Portuguese), Jonatan (Spanish)
Jonathan Celebrities
Jonathan Taylor Thomas - actor, Jonathan Swift - author, Jonathan Allen - football player, Jonathan Banks - actor, Jonathan Brandis - actor, Jonathan Carter - football player, Jonathan Davis - musician,
