Jonathan Meaning

What does Jonathan mean?

The name Jonathan is of Hebrew origin.

The meaning of Jonathan is "G-d has given, G-d gives".

Jonathan is generally used as a boy's name.

It consists of 8 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced Jo-na-than.

The Given Name Jonathan

The name Jonathan is an anglicized form of the Hebrew name Yonatan (יוֹנָתָן) which is a contracted form of Yehonatan (יְהוֹנָתָן). The name is derived from the Hebrew elements yahu meaning "G-d" and natan meaning "to give".

Jonathan falls into the easy nickname name category.

Some famous bearers of this name include: Jonathan Coy, and Jonathan de Guzman.

Jonathan Popularity

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 63 in baby name popularity for boys with 5,712 occurrences. It ranked 12,983 in baby name popularity for girls with 7 occurrences.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 55 in baby name popularity for boys with 6,503 occurrences. It ranked 14,883 in baby name popularity for girls with 6 occurrences.

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Jonathan Related Names

Jonathan is a form of Yonatan.

Variants of the name Jonathan include Johathan, Johnathan, Johnathen, Johnathon, Johnothan, Jonathen, Jonathon, Yoni.

The names Donathan, Ionatan, Johanan, Jona, Jonalyn, Jonalynn, Jonatan, Jonathena, Jonavon, Jonithan, Jonthan are all forms of Jonathan.

Jonathan has the diminutives (nicknames) Jon, Jonty, Nathan.

Famous Jonathans

Jonathan ~ Biblical Character (1 Chr. 27:25, 1 Chr. 27:32, 1 Chr. 2:32, 1 Sam. 13:3, 2 Sam. 15:27, 2 Sam. 21:21, 2 Sam. 23:32, Ezra 10:15, Ezra 8:6, Jer. 37:15, Jer. 40:8, Judg. 18:30, Neh. 12:11, Neh. 12:14)
Jonathan Coy ~ Actor
Jonathan de Guzman ~ Soccer Player
Jonathan Frakes ~ Actor
Jonathan Harker ~ Dracula character
Jonathan Hyde ~ Actor
Jonathan Jackson ~ Actor
Jonathan LaPaglia ~ Actor
Jonathan Pryce ~ Actor
Jonathan Rhys Meyers ~ Actor
Jonathan Safran Foer ~ Writer
Jonathan Swift ~ Writer
Jonathan Taylor Thomas ~ Actor
Jonathan Winters ~ Actor

Jonathan Numerology

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Jonathan Name Fun

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Then just follow the diagram below.

Be creative with the name Jonathan.

Just for fun, see the name Jonathan in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message.

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