The name Jonathan is usually given to a Boy.
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The origin of the name lies in Hebrew.
Jonathan is pronounced as JHAA-NAHTH-ahN
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Jonathan is based on Hebrew names 'Yahonathan and Jehonathan', derived from the Hebrew words 'Yahweh', which means 'God', and 'nathan', which means 'to give'.
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Pronunciation
JHAA-NAHTH-ahN
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Meaning
From the Hebrew name יְהוֹנָתָן (Yehonaṯan), contracted to יוֹנָתָן (Yonaṯan), meaning "
Yahweh has given", derived from the roots יְהוֹ (yeho) referring to the Hebrew God and נָתַן (naṯan) meaning "to give". According to the Old Testament,
Jonathan was the eldest son of
Saul. His relationship with his father was strained due to his close friendship with his father's rival
David. Along with
Saul He was killed in battle with the Philistines.As
An English name,
Jonathan did not become common until after the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer was the Anglo-Irish satirist
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), who wrote
Gulliver's Travels and other works.
Origin
English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Biblical
Pronunciation
/ˈd͡ʒɑn.ə.θən/(American English) /ˈd͡ʒɒn.ə.θən/(British English) /ʒɔ.na.tɑ̃/(French) /ˈjoː.na.tan/(German) /ˈjoː.naː.tɑn/(Dutch)