Jonathan (name)

Jonathan (}}, Standard: ''Yehōnatan''/''Yōnatan'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōnāṯān''/''Yōnāṯān'') is a common name given to males which means "YHWH has given" in Hebrew. The earliest known use of the name was in the Bible; one Jonathan was the son of King Saul, a close friend of David.

Variants of Jonathan include Jonatan, Djonathan. Biblical variants include '''Yehonathan, Y'honathan, Yhonathan, Yonathan, Yehonatan, Yonatan, Yonaton, Yonoson, Yeonoson or Yehonasan'''. In Israel, "Yoni" is a common nickname for ''Yonatan'' (Jonathan) in the same way Jonny is in English.

The name was the 31st-most-popular boys' name in the United States in 2011, according to the SSA. Provided by Wikipedia