Given name · Hebrew · Yiddish
יונתן
“the Lord”·“gave”
יונתן (yonatán) is a masculine given name. It is used in Hebrew and Yiddish.
Hebrew and YiddishWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Jonathan.
Meaning & origin
What it means
יונתן is built from elements meaning “the Lord” and “gave”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
יונתן’s family of names
In Yiddish usage, יונתן has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jonathan. In Hebrew usage, יונתן has a transliteration in alfabe çevirisi gerekiyor.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named יונתן
- Yonatan NetanyahuMilitary officer and national hero of the State of Israel (1946–1976)
- Jenny d'HéricourtFrench writer and feminist activist (1809-1875)
- Yonathan Del ValleVenezuelan association footballerborn 1990
- Yonatan SteinbergIsraeli Defense Force lieutenant-colonel (1980–2023)
- Yonathan KapitolnikIsraeli high jumperborn 2002
- Yonatan CohenIsraeli association footballerborn 1996
- Yonatan RatoshHebrew poet (1908-1981)
- Yonatan Hailecyclistborn 1994
- Yonathan FernándezChilean cross-country skier and biathleteborn 1986
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