Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Jonathan

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Meaning & History

Expand Links From the Hebrew name יְהוֹנָתָן (Yehonaṯan), contracted to יוֹנָתָן (Yonaṯan), meaning "Yahweh has given", derived from the roots יְהוֹ (yeho) referring to the Hebrew God and נָתַן (naṯan) meaning "to give". According to the Old Testament, Jonathan was the eldest son of Saul. His relationship with his father was strained due to his close friendship with his father's rival David. Along with Saul 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.

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Family Tree·Details RootsYahweh + naṯanVariantsJohnathan, Johnathon, Jonathon(English) Jonatan(German) Jonatan(Swedish) Jonatan(Norwegian) Jonatan(Danish) DiminutivesJon, Jonny(English) Jonty(English (British)) Other Languages & CulturesIonathan(Biblical Greek) Yehonatan, Yonatan(Biblical Hebrew) Ionathan(Biblical Latin) Jonatán(Biblical Spanish) Joonatan(Estonian) Jónatan(Faroese) Joonatan(Finnish) Yehonatan, Yonatan, Yoni(Hebrew) Jonatán(Hungarian) Jónatan(Icelandic) Ionatán(Irish) Gionata(Italian) Jonatan(Polish) Jônatas(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Jónatas(Portuguese (European)) Jonatan(Spanish)

Popularity

US Animations·Details Last ranked #96 in 2016 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #41 in 2024 Austria Last ranked #175 in 2010 Belgium Last ranked #152 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #76 in 2017 Canada Last ranked #90 in 2005 Catalonia, Spain Last ranked #98 in 2012 Chile Last ranked #182 in 2012 Czechia Last ranked #47 in 2015 Denmark Last ranked #302 in 2024 England and Wales Last ranked #490 in 2021 France Last ranked #31 in 2022 Germany (Berlin) Last ranked #90 in 2005 Ireland Last ranked #195 in 2024 Italy Last ranked #43 in 2021 Mexico Last ranked #180 in 2024 Netherlands Last ranked #99 in 2016 New Zealand Last ranked #93 in 2008 Northern Ireland Last ranked #90 in 2024 Norway Last ranked #200 in 2016 Poland Last ranked #99 in 2018 Portugal Last ranked #82 in 2021 Puerto Rico Last ranked #100 in 2013 Quebec, Canada Last ranked #88 in 2004 Scotland Last ranked #95 in 2004 Spain Last ranked #100 in 2018 Sweden Last ranked #89 in 2019 Switzerland Last ranked #924 in 1987 (f) #83 in 2024 (m) United States

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Name Days

Name Days? Austria: December 29France: March 1

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Jonathan (seated) and David by Gustave Doré (1866)Jonathan (seated) and David by Gustave Doré (1866)

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