Jonathan (
Hebrew: יְהוֹנָתָן/יוֹנָתָן,
Standard:Yehōnatan/Yōnatan,
Tiberian: Yŏhōnāṯān/Yōnāṯān[1]) is a common name given to males which means "
YHWH has given" in Hebrew.[2][3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
Jonathan (
Hebrew: יְהוֹנָתָן/יוֹנָתָן,
Standard:Yehōnatan/Yōnatan,
Tiberian: Yŏhōnāṯān/Yōnāṯān[1]) is a common name given to males which means "
YHWH has given" in Hebrew.[2][3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.