Jonathan

\ʒɔ.na.tɑ̃\♂French boy's name

A French boy's name of Hebrew origin.

At a glance

GenderMasculine
OriginHebrew
Pronunciation\ʒɔ.na.tɑ̃\

Origin and meaning

Borrowed from Hebrew יְהוֹנָתָן (yəhōnāṯān), יוֹנָתָן (yōnāṯān, literally “God has given”), apparently with influence from Aramaic [Term?].

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • Ireland
  • United States
  • Malta
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Switzerland

Around the world

  • SpanishJonatán
  • FinnishJoonatan
  • GreekΙωνάθαν
  • Hebrewיוֹנָתָן
  • ItalianGionata
  • CzechJonatán

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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