Jonathan

/ˈdʒɑnəθən/ noun

Definition

a proper name commonly used for people, primarily as a first name.

Etymology

From Hebrew 'Yehonatan' meaning 'the Lord has given' or 'gift of God,' combining 'Yah' (God) and 'natan' (to give). The name was especially popular due to biblical Jonathan, friend of King David.

Kelly Says

Jonathan appears in Shakespeare's plays constantly as a noble or heroic character, which tells us that by the 1600s, the name already carried connotations of loyalty and virtue that writers wanted their good guys to have.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጆናታን
jo-na-than
ARالعربية
جوناثان
jo-na-than
BNবাংলা
জোনাথন
jo-na-than
CACatalà
Jonathan
jo-na-than
CSČeština
Jonathan
jo-na-than
DADansk
Jonathan
jo-na-than
DEDeutsch
Jonathan
jo-na-than
ELΕλληνικά
Ιωάννης
ee-o-an-nis
ESEspañol
Jonathan
jo-na-than
FAفارسی
جانathan
jo-na-than
FISuomi
Jonathan
jo-na-than
FRFrançais
Jonathan
jo-na-than
GUGU
જોનાથન
jo-na-than
HAHA
Jonathan
jo-na-than
HEעברית
יונתן
yo-na-than
HIहिन्दी
जोनाथन
jo-na-than
HUMagyar
Jonathan
jo-na-than
IDBahasa Indonesia
Jonathan
jo-na-than
IGIG
Jonathan
jo-na-than
ITItaliano
Jonathan
jo-na-than
JA日本語
ジョナサン
jo-na-san
KKKK
Джонатан
Yo-na-tan
KMKM
ជនាថាន
jo-na-than
KO한국어
조나단
jo-na-dan
MRMR
जोनाथन
jo-na-than
MSBahasa Melayu
Jonathan
jo-na-than
MYမြန်မာ
ဂျိုနထန်
jo-na-than
NLNederlands
Jonathan
jo-na-than
NONorsk
Jonathan
jo-na-than
PAPA
ਜੋਨਾਥਨ
jo-na-than
PLPolski
Jonathan
jo-na-than
PTPortuguês
Jonathan
jo-na-than
RORomână
Jonathan
jo-na-than
RUРусский
Джонатан
Yo-na-tan
SVSvenska
Jonathan
jo-na-than
SWKiswahili
Jonathan
jo-na-than
TAதமிழ்
ஜோனதன்
jo-na-than
TEతెలుగు
జోనాథన్
jo-na-than
THไทย
โจนาธาน
jo-na-than
TLTL
Jonathan
jo-na-than
TRTürkçe
Jonathan
jo-na-than
UKУкраїнська
Джонатан
Yo-na-tan
URاردو
جوناثان
jo-na-than
VITiếng Việt
Jonathan
jo-na-than
YOYO
Jonathan
jo-na-than
ZH中文
乔纳森
qiao na-sen
ZUZU
Jonathan
jo-na-than

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.