Jonathan ( he, ,
Standard: ''Yəhōnatan''/''Yōnatan'',
Tiberian
Tiberian may refer to:
* Tiberian vocalization, an oral tradition within the Hebrew language
* Tiberian Hebrew, the variety of Hebrew based on Tiberian vocalization
* Tiberias, a city in Lower Galilee, Israel
* Tiberius
Tiberius Julius Caesa ...
: ''Yо̆hōnāṯān''/''Yōnāṯān'') is a common name given to males which means "
YHWH
The Tetragrammaton (; ), or Tetragram, is the four-letter Hebrew theonym (transliterated as YHWH), the name of God in the Hebrew Bible. The four letters, written and read from right to left (in Hebrew), are ''yodh'', '' he'', ''waw'', and '' ...
has given" in Hebrew. The earliest known use of the name was in the
Bible
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; one
Jonathan was the son of
King Saul
Saul (; he, , ; , ; ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the first monarch of the United Kingdom of Israel. His reign, traditionally placed in the late 11th century BCE, supposedly marked the transition of Israel and Judah from a scattered tr ...
, a close friend of
David
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
.
Variants of Jonathan include Jonatan, Djonathan.
Biblical
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variants include Yehonathan, Y'honathan, Yhonathan, Yonathan, Yehonatan, Yonatan, Yonaton, Yonoson, Yeonoson or Yehonasan. In Israel, "Yoni" is a common
nickname
A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...
for ''Yonatan'' (Jonathan) in the same way
Jonny
Jonny is a masculine given name, and pet name, in the English language. A pet form of Jon, the natural diminutive of given name Jonathan, in some cases it can also mean a condom. A variant form of ''Jonny'' is ''Jonnie''.
People with the name
* ...
is in
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
. In Latin America both "Jhonny" and "Johnny" coexist due to misspelling and have become commonly used (
Jhonny Peralta
Jhonny Antonio Peralta (born May 28, 1982) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Cleveland Indians signed him as an amateur free agent in his native D ...
,
Jhonny Rivera
Jhon Jairo Rivera Valencia (born February 23, 1972) is a Colombian Colombian popular music singer, actor and businessman known as Jhonny Rivera.
Biography
A Colombian singer and second cousin of Pablo Escobar.
A broken heart led him to comp ...
,
Jhonny da Silva
Jhonny Alexander da Silva Sosa (born 21 August 1991) is an Uruguayan Association football, footballer who plays in Uruguayan Segunda División for Rampla Juniors as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper.
International career
He was par ...
).
The name was the 31st-most-popular boys' name in the United States in 2011, according to the
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List of alternatives
* ar, يوناثان,
جوناثان
* am, ዮናታን
*
Aramaic
The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated in ...
:
** aii, ܝܘܿܢܵܕ݂ܵܡ, translit=Yōnāḏām
** syc, ܝܘܢܬܢ, translit=Yōnāṯān
**
Targumic arc, יוֹנָתָן, translit=Yônāṯān
* hy, Հովնաթան, translit=Hovnatan
* zh, 乔纳森 (simplified), 喬納森 (traditional), Qiáonàsēn
* cz, Jonatán, Jonatan
* hr, Jonatan
* nl, Jonathan, Jonatan
* fj, Jonacani
* fi, Joonatan
* french: Jonathan
* ka, იონათანი, translit=Ionat'ani, tr
* german: Jonathan, Jonatan
* el, Ιωνάθαν, translit=Ionáthan
* haw, Ionakana
* he, יהונתן, translit=Yehonatan
* hu, Jonatán
* is, Jónatan, Jonathan
* ga, Seanachán, Ionatán
* it, Gionata
* ja, ジョナサン, Jonasan ヨナタン Yonatan
* ko, 조나단, Jonadan
* la, Ionathan, Ionathas
* lt, Jonatanas
* mi, Honatana
*
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
: جاناتان
* pl, Jonatan, Jonathan
* pt, Jónatas, Jônatas, Jonatão
* ro, Ionatan, Ion
* russian: Ионафан, translit=Ionafan
* sm, Ionatana
* sk, Jonatán
*
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
: ''Jonatán'', translit. ''Yónathan''
* sv, Jonatan
* to, Sonatane
*
Tigrinya
(; also spelled Tigrigna) is an Ethio-Semitic language commonly spoken Eritrea and in northern Ethiopia's Tigray Region by the Tigrinya and Tigrayan peoples. It is also spoken by the global diaspora of these regions.
History and literatur ...
: ዮናታን
*
See also
* For the Israeli
moshav
A moshav ( he, מוֹשָׁב, plural ', lit. ''settlement, village'') is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 an ...
, see
Yonatan, Golan Heights
Yonatan ( he, יוֹנָתָן) is an Israeli settlement and moshav located in the central Golan Heights. Initially a moshav shitufi, it underwent a privatization process to become a community settlement. The settlement is affiliated with th ...
*
Johnathan Johnathan is a given name. It is an alternative spelling of Jonathan or a combination of the names John and Jonathan. Notable people with the name include:
American football
*Johnathan Abram (born 1996), American football player
*Johnathan Gray ( ...
, a given name
*
Jonathan (disambiguation)
Jonathan may refer to:
*Jonathan (name), a masculine given name
Media
* ''Jonathan'' (1970 film), a German film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer
* ''Jonathan'' (2016 film), a German film directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski
* ''Jonathan'' (2018 ...
*
John (given name)
John (; ') is a common male given name in the English language of Hebrew origin. The name is the English form of ''Iohannes'' and ''Ioannes'', which are the Latin forms of the Greek name Ioannis (Ιωάννης), originally borne by Hellenized J ...
*
Nathaniel
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* Nat
* Nate
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Nathaniel is an English variant of the biblical Greek name Nathanael.
People with the name Nathaniel
* Nathaniel Archibald (1952–2018), American basketball player
* Nate A ...
, for a name with a similar root and meaning
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