Jonathan (name)

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Jonathan Given Name
Gender	Male
Meaning	Gift of God
Origin	Hebrew
Related names	Jon
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Jonathan

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Jonathan (in Hebrew, יְהוֹנָתָן / יוֹנָתָן, Standard Yonatan / Yəhonatan Tiberian Yônāṯān / Yəhônāṯān; "Whom YHWH gave", "God's gift", "Gift of God" or "God has given") is a common given name.

Alternative spellings of Jonathan include Jonathon, Johnathan, Jonothon, Jonothan, Johnathon, and Yonatan (a common name in Hebrew). Biblical variants include Yehonathan, Y'honathan, Yhonathan, Yonatan, Yonaton, Yonoson, Yeonoson or Yehonasan. In Israel, "Yoni" is a common nickname for Yonatan (Jonathan) in the same way Bill is for William in English.^[1].

Nicknames include Jon', John, Jonn, Yoni, Yonny, Jonny, Jona, Jonnie, Jonty, and Jonno (all with spelling variations), as well as Jack, Jay, Jon Jon, and less frequently, Nathan or Nate.

Etymologically, Jonathan is not a variation of John, but a longer version of Nathan. Names with similar meanings include Theodore in Greek and Bogdan in Slavonic.

The name day for Jonathan is 1 March in France, 22 December in Sweden, and 29 December in Germany.

The name Jonathan may refer to the following people;