Given name

Joonatan

“God has given”

Joonatan is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew, meaning “God has given.” It is used in Finnish and Estonian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Joonatan means “God has given.”

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Where it comes from

Joonatan comes from Biblical Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹנָתָן (yehonatán).

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Joonatan’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Joonatan has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jonathan. In Finnish usage, Joonatan has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Jonatán.

Walk Joonatan’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Joonatan has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.

Biblical Hebrew

2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Joonatan

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

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“Yah has ruled” · “Yah governs”

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“green people” · “grasslike folks”

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Jokūbas

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Jonasz

Jonasz is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Polish.

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Joonas

“dove, pigeon”

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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