Jonathan

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Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: from Hebrew Yehonatan, a contracted form of Yonatan meaning "Yahweh has given" or "Yahweh gives".

In the Old Testament, Jonathan is the name of Saul's oldest son who was a close friend of King David, his father's rival, though there are several minor figures in the Bible with the same name.

Nicknames: Jon, Jonny, Nate, Nathan, Jonty


Variants:

• Yehonatan (Hebrew)
• Yonatan (Hebrew)
• Jonathon (English)
• Johnathon (English)
• Jonatan (Spanish, Swedish, German, Danish, Norwegian)
• Ionathan (Biblical Latin)
• Yoni (Hebrew diminutive of Yonatan)
• Gionata (Italian)
• Jônatas (Portuguese)
• Ionatán (Irish)
• Jónatan (Icelandic)