Given name
Jónatan
“whom the Lord gave”
Jónatan is a masculine given name from Hebrew, meaning “whom the Lord gave.” It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
Jónatan’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Jónatan has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jonathan. In Icelandic usage, Jónatan has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Ιωνάθαν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jónatan has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Jónatan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Jehonathan
“Yah has given”
>99% boys
Jehohanan
“Yah is gracious” · “Yah has been gracious”
>99% boys
Jozabad
“Yah has given”
>99% boys
Joshaphat
“Yah has ruled” · “Yah governs”
>99% boys
Johanan
“Yah is gracious”
>99% boys
Jorkeam
“green people” · “grasslike folks”
>99% boys
Jonáš
“dove”
>99% boys
Ján
“Yahweh is gracious”
>99% boys