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

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; one Jonathan was the son of

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, 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.

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variants include Yehonathan, Y'honathan, Yhonathan, Yonathan, Yehonatan, Yonatan, Yonaton, Yonoson, Yeonoson or Yehonasan. In Israel, "Yoni" is a common

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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 *J ...

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 (

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). The name was the 31st-most-popular boys' name in the United States in 2011, according to the SSA.Popular Baby Names
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* 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, Cana ...

: ''Jonatán'', translit. ''Yónathan'' * sv, Jonatan * to, Sonatane *

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: ዮናታን *

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