Jonathan (, Standard: ''Yehōnatan''/''Yōnatan'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōnāṯān''/''Yōnāṯān'') is a common name given to males which means "

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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") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...

. 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

nickname A nickname, in some circumstances also known as a sobriquet, or informally a "moniker", is an informal substitute for the proper name of a person, place, or thing, used to express affection, playfulness, contempt, or a particular character trait ...

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

Aramaic Aramaic (; ) is a Northwest Semitic language that originated in the ancient region of Syria and quickly spread to Mesopotamia, the southern Levant, Sinai, southeastern Anatolia, and Eastern Arabia, where it has been continually written a ...

: ** ** ** Targumic * * zh, 乔纳森 (simplified), 喬納森 (traditional), Qiáonàsēn * * * * * * * * ka, იონათანი, translit=Ionat'ani, tr * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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: جاناتان * * * * * * *

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: ''Jonatán'' * * * Tigrinya: ዮናታን *

People

Jonathan is a common given name. People with the name include: * Jonathan Amaral, known as

Jonathan Gaming Jonathan Jude Amaral (born 21 September 2002), known professionally as Jonathan Gaming, is an Indian professional esports player known for playing ''Battlegrounds Mobile India'' (BGMI) and '' Pubg Mobile'' (PUBGM). During the 2022 Esports Award, ...

(born 2002), Indian professional esports player *

Jonathan Antoine Jonathan Antoine (born 13 January 1995) is an English classically-trained tenor. He rose to fame after appearing on the sixth series of ''Britain's Got Talent'' in 2012 as half of the classical duo Jonathan and Charlotte. He subsequently went ...

(born 1995), English classically trained tenor *

Jonathan Aspropotamitis Jonathan Aspropotamitis (born 7 June 1996) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for the Pohang Steelers. Career Western Sydney Wanderers Aspropotamitis made his professional debut on 11 March 2015 vs Melbourne City FC in a 3–2 vi ...

(born 1996), Australian professional footballer *

Jonathan Asselin Jonathan Asselin (born 4 December 1958) is a Canadian equestrian. He competed in two events at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also kno ...

(born 1958), Canadian equestrian *

Jonathan Bailey Jonathan Stuart Bailey (born 25 April 1988) is an English actor known for his dramatic, comedic, and musical roles on List of Jonathan Bailey performances, stage and screen. List of awards and nominations received by Jonathan Bailey, His accola ...

(born 1988), English actor *

Jonny Bairstow Jonathan Marc Bairstow (born 26 September 1989) is an English cricketer who played internationally for England cricket team, England in all formats as a right-handed wicket-keeper-batter. In domestic cricket, he has played for Yorkshire County C ...

(born 1989), English cricketer *

Jonathan Banks Jonathan Ray Banks (born January 31, 1947) is an American actor. He played FBI Special Agent Frank McPike in the television series '' Wiseguy'' (1987–1990). For his role, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supportin ...

(born 1947), American actor *

Jonathan Barnet Jonathan Barnet (1677/78 – 1745)"Jonathan Barnet", ''Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery'' https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146662203 Retrieved 1 January 2022. was an English privateer in the Caribbean, best known for ...

(1677/78–1745), English privateer in the Caribbean *

Jonathan Barry Jonathan Renaldo Barry (born 20 June 1988) is a Bahamian cricketer. Barry is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace and currently represents the Bahamas national cricket team. Barry made his Twenty20 debut for the Bahamas aga ...

(born 1988), Bahamian cricketer *

Jonathan Bartley Jonathan Charles Bartley (born 16 October 1971) is a British politician who was a Co-Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, a position he shared with Caroline Lucas from 2016 to 2018, ...

(born 1971), British politician, former co-leader of the

Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as environmentalism and social justice. Green party platforms typically embrace Social democracy, social democratic economic policies and fo ...

Jon Bernthal Jonathan Edward Bernthal (; born September 20, 1976) is an American actor. He came to prominence for portraying Shane Walsh on the AMC horror drama series '' The Walking Dead'' (2010–2012; 2018), where he was a starring cast member in the f ...

(born 1976), American actor * Jonathan Bilbao (born 1999), Venezuelan-Peruvian footballer * Jonathan Borlee (born 1988), Belgian athlete * Jonathan Brewer (born 1987), American football coach * Jonny Brownlee (born 1990), British triathlete *

Jonny Buckland Jonathan Mark Buckland (born 11 September 1977) is a British musician and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Raised in Pantymwyn, he started to play guitar at an early age, taking ins ...

(born 1977), British musician *

Jonathan Castroviejo Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolás (born 27 April 1987) is a Spanish professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Castroviejo specialises in time trials, with all of his eleven professional victories – including a gold medal at the 2016 Eur ...

(born 1987), Spanish cyclist * Jonathan Chan (born 1997), Singaporean former diver * Jonathan Cheung (born 1981), Chinese actor * Jonathan Chu (tennis) (born 1983), American former professional tennis player *

Jonathan Conricus Jonathan Conricus (; born 1979) is a Swedish-Israeli spokesperson and media commentator. He was the IDF Spokesperson's Unit, international spokesperson of the Israel Defense Forces from 2017 to 2021. Conricus is a senior fellow at the think tank F ...

(born 1979), Israeli IDF Lieutenant-Colonel (ret), IDF International Spokesperson * Jonathan Copete, (born 1988), Colombian footballer * Jonathan Cuenú (born 1986), Colombian footballer * Jonathan Dakin (born 1973), English cricketer *

Jonathan David Jonathan Christian David (born January 14, 2000) is a professional Association football, soccer player who last played as a Forward (association football), forward for club Lille OSC, Lille and the Canada men's national soccer team, Canada na ...

(born 2000), professional soccer player * Jonathan Davies (born 1988), Welsh rugby union player *

Jonathan Demme Robert Jonathan Demme ( ; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, whose career directing, producing, and screenwriting spanned more than 30 years and 70 feature films, documentaries, and television productions. He was an ...

(1944–2017), American Academy Award-winning director * Jonathan Dickinson (1663–1722), merchant from Port Royal, Jamaica * Jonathan Dickinson (1688–1747), co-founder and first president of the College of New Jersey (now known as Princeton University) *

Jonathan Dimbleby Jonathan Dimbleby (born 31 July 1944) is a British presenter of current affairs and political radio and television programmes, author and historian. He is the son of Richard Dimbleby and younger brother of television presenter David Dimbleby. ...

(born 1944), British presenter *

Jonathan dos Santos Jonathan dos Santos Ramírez (; ; born 26 April 1990) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club América. Early life Born in Monterrey, Mexico, Jonathan was competing along with his brother Gi ...

(born 1990), Mexican professional footballer *

Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards may refer to: Musicians *Jonathan and Darlene Edwards, pseudonym of bandleader Paul Weston and his wife, singer Jo Stafford *Jonathan Edwards (musician) (born 1946), American musician **Jonathan Edwards (album), ''Jonathan Edward ...

(born 1966), British triple-jumper *

Jonathan Emile Jonathan Whyte Potter-Mäl (born February 19, 1986), known by his stage name Jonathan Emile (or Jon E), is a Jamaican Canadian singer, rapper, record producer and cancer survivor. In October 2015, he released his debut studio album, ''The Lover ...

(born 1986), Jamaican Canadian singer, rapper, record producer and cancer survivor *

Jonathan Erlich Jonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich (; born 5 April 1977) is an Israeli former professional tennis player. During his career, he was mainly a doubles specialist, having won the men's doubles title at the 2008 Australian Open – Men's doubles, 2008 Aus ...

(born 1977), Israeli former professional tennis player * Jonathan Escoffery, American writer *

Jonny Evans Jonathan Grant Evans (born 3 January 1988) is a Northern Irish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a centre-back. Evans started his career at Manchester United F.C., Manchester United, having progressed throug ...

(born 1988), Northern Irish footballer * Jonathan Farinha (born 1996), Trinidadian sprinter *

Jon Favreau Jonathan Kolia Favreau ( ; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as ''Rudy (film), Rudy'' (1993), ''PCU (film), PCU'' (1994), ''Swingers (1996 film), Swingers'' (1996), ''Very ...

(born 1966), American filmmaker and actor * Jonathan Fox (born 1991), British Paralympic swimmer *

Jonathan Glazer Jonathan Glazer (born 26 March 1965) is an English filmmaker. He began his career in theatre before transitioning into film, directing the features '' Sexy Beast'' (2000), ''Birth'' (2004), '' Under the Skin'' (2013), and '' The Zone of Inter ...

(born 1965), English director * Jonathan Goble, an American Baptist minister and missionary *

Jonny Greenwood Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood (born 5 November 1971) is an English musician. He is the lead guitarist and keyboardist of the rock band Radiohead, and has composed numerous film scores. He has been named one of the greatest guitarists by numer ...

(born 1971), English musician *

Jonathan Groff Jonathan Drew Groff (born March 26, 1985) is an American actor and singer. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he has received several awards including a Tony Award and a Grammy Award as well as a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Aw ...

(born 1985), American stage actor * Jonathan de Guzman (born 1987), Canadian-born Dutch footballer *

Jonathan Haidt Jonathan David Haidt (; born October 19, 1963) is an American social psychologist and author. He is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at the New York University Stern School of Business. Haidt's main areas of study are the psyc ...

(born 1963), American social psychologist and author *

Jon Hamm Jonathan Daniel Hamm (born March 10, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Don Draper in the period drama series '' Mad Men'' (2007–2015), for which he won numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and tw ...

(born 1971), American actor *

Jonny Howson Jonathan Mark Howson (born 21 May 1988) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder for and captain (association football), captains club Middlesbrough F.C., M ...

(born 1988), English footballer * Jonathan India (born 1996), American professional baseball infielder * Jonathan Joseph (born 1991), English rugby union player *

Jonathan Joss Jonathan Joss (December 22, 1965 – June 1, 2025) was an American actor and musician of Native American ancestry. He was best known for his roles as John Redcorn in ''King of the Hill'' and as Chief Ken Hotate in '' Parks and Recreation''. ...

(1965–2025), American actor *

Jonathan Kim Jonathan Hyung-joon Kim (born 1960) is a South Korean film producer. He has produced five of the country's top 50 highest-grossing films of all time including '' Silmido'', the first film to surpass 10 million domestic ticket sales. He has recei ...

(born 1960), South Korean film producer *

Jonathan Kings Jonathan Dale Kings is a New Zealand diplomat who is the current New Zealand ambassador to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. He was formerly the Administrators of Tokelau, Administrator of Tokelau from 2011 to 2015, and from 2017 to 2018; and the Deput ...

, New Zealand diplomat * Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver (born 1981), American mixed martial artist known as War Machine *

Jonathan LaPaglia Jonathan LaPaglia (, ; born 31 August 1969) is an Australian actor and television personality. He has hosted Network 10's revival of '' Australian Survivor'' since 2016. As an actor, LaPaglia is known for his roles as Frank B. Parker in the te ...

(born 1969), Australian actor and television personality *

Jonathan Larson Jonathan David Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer, lyricist and playwright, most famous for writing the musicals ''Rent (musical), Rent'' and ''Tick, Tick... Boom!'', which explored the social issues of mult ...

(1960–1996), American composer, lyricist and playwright * Jon Lewis (born 1975), English cricketer and coach * Jonathan Lipnicki (born 1990), American child actor * Jonathan Maicelo (born 1983), Peruvian professional boxer *

Jonathan Majors Jonathan Michael Majors (born September 7, 1989)Majors in is an American actor. A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, Majors rose to prominence for starring in the drama films ''The Last Black Man in San Francisco'' (2019) and '' Da 5 Blood ...

(born 1989), American actor * Jonathan Malaya, Filipino writer, author, businessman, and public official *

Jonathan Marray Jonathan Marray (born 10 March 1981) is a former British tennis player and a 2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles, Wimbledon Men's Doubles champion. Marray is a former top 20 doubles (tennis), doubles player, reaching a career high of ...

(born 1981), English tennis player * Jonathan Mexique (born 1995), footballer * Jonathan Moreira (born 1986), Brazilian professional footballer *

Jon Moss Jonathan Aubrey Moss (born 11 September 1957) is an English drummer, best known as a member of the 1980s pop group Culture Club. He has also played with other bands, including London, the Nips, the Damned and Adam and the Ants. Early life ...

(born 1970), English football referee *

Jonathan Nolan Jonathan Jensen Nolan (born 6 June 1976) is a British and American screenwriter and producer. He is the creator of the CBS science fiction series '' Person of Interest'' (2011–2016) and of the HBO science fiction/Western series ''Westworld'' ...

(born 1976), British-American screenwriter *

Jonathan Osorio Jonathan Osorio (born June 12, 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC, which he captains, and the Canada national team. Osorio holds the Toronto FC club record for mo ...

(born 1992), Canadian professional soccer player * Jonathan Paget (born 1983), New Zealand equestrian *

Jonathan Pryce Sir Jonathan Pryce (born John Price; 1 June 1947) is a Welsh actor. He is known for his performances on stage and in film and television. He has received numerous awards, including two Tony Awards and two Laurence Olivier Awards as well as nom ...

(born 1947), Welsh actor *

Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea (born 2 February 1987) is a People of Northern Ireland, Northern Irish professional Motorcycle sport, motorcycle racer. He competes in the Superbike World Championship and is a six-time champion in the series. He is the first to ha ...

(born 1987), Northern Irish motorcycle racer *

Jonty Rhodes Jonathan Neil "Jonty" Rhodes (born 27 July 1969) is a South African professional cricket coach, commentator and former Test cricket, Test and One Day International cricketer. He is regarded as one of the greatest fielders of all time and was the ...

(born 1969), South African cricketer *

Jonathan Rhys Meyers Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe; 27 July 1977) is an Irish actor. He is known for his roles in the films '' Michael Collins'' (1996), '' Velvet Goldmine'' (1998), ''Titus'' (1999), ''Bend It Like Beckham'' (2002), ' ...

(born 1977), Irish actor *

Jonathan Ross Jonathan Stephen Ross (born 17 November 1960) is an English broadcaster, film critic, comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He presented the BBC One chat show '' Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' during the 2000s and early 2010s, hosted his ow ...

(born 1960), English broadcaster * Jonathan Roy (born 1989), Canadian pop singer and songwriter * Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant (1746–1793), American politician *

Johnny Sexton Jonathan Jeremiah Sexton (born 11 July 1985) is an Irish former professional rugby union player who played as a Fly-half (rugby union), fly-half and Captain (sports), captained the Ireland national rugby union team, Ireland national team from ...

(born 1985), Irish rugby union player *

J. K. Simmons Jonathan Kimble Simmons (born January 9, 1955) is an American actor. Considered one of the most prolific and well-established character actors of his generation, he has amassed over 200 screen and stage credits since his 1986 debut. He won th ...

(born 1955), American actor * Jon Snow (born 1947), English journalist and television presenter *

Jonathan Stedall Jonathan Hugh Pemberton Stedall (20 January 1938 – 21 October 2022) was an English television producer and documentary filmmaker known for his collaborations with John Betjeman, Malcolm Muggeridge and Alan Bennett. Early life Stedall was bo ...

(1938–2022), English television producer and documentary filmmaker *

Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer, essayist, satirist, and Anglican cleric. In 1713, he became the Dean (Christianity), dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, and was given the sobriquet "Dean Swi ...

(1667–1745), Anglo-Irish author *

Jonathan Trott Ian Jonathan Leonard Trott (born 22 April 1981) is a South African-born English former professional cricketer who played international cricket for the England cricket team and is the current head coach of the Afghanistan cricket team. Domestical ...

(born 1981), South African-born English cricketer *

Jonathan Van-Tam Sir Jonathan Stafford Nguyen Van-Tam (born 2 February 1964) is a British physician specialising in influenza, including its epidemiology, transmission, vaccinology, antiviral drugs and pandemic preparedness. After hospital work, Van-Tam was inv ...

(born 1964), British healthcare professional * Jon Voigt (born 1938), American actor * Jonathan Watson, Scottish actor * Jonathan Welsh (1947–2005), Canadian actor * Jonathan Wentz (1990–2012), American Paralympic equestrian competitor *

Jonathan Wilkes Jonathan Wilkes (born 1 August 1978) is an English television presenter and singer. Early life and career Jonathan Wilkes was born in Baddeley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, to Eileen Wilkes and Graham Wilkes, and spent most of his childhood in Pa ...

(born 1978) English television presenter, entertainer and singer *

Jonathan Winters Jonathan Harshman Winters III (November 11, 1925 – April 11, 2013) was an American comedian, actor, author, television host, and artist. He started performing as a stand up comedian before transitioning his career to acting in film and te ...

(1925-2013) American comedian, actor, and artist *

Jonathan Wong Jonathan Wong Chee-Hynn ( 王梓軒), born June 3, 1986, is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Biography Born in the United States, Jonathan picked up the piano and violin at the age of 6 and began taking a serious interest in ...

(born 1986), Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor and producer *

Jonathan Woodgate Jonathan Simon Woodgate (born 22 January 1980) is an English Association football, football manager and former player. Woodgate began his career at Middlesbrough but moved to Leeds United F.C., Leeds United at the age of sixteen. He was sold t ...

(born 1980), English footballer *

Jonathan Yardley Jonathan Yardley (born October 27, 1939) is an American author and former book critic at ''The Washington Post'' from 1981 to December 2014, and held the same post from 1978 to 1981 at the '' Washington Star''. In 1981, he received the Pulitzer ...

(born 1939), American author and book critic

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