Meaning of the Name

Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Biblical
Pronounced: JAHN-ə-thən (English), YO-nah-tahn (German)

From the Hebrew name יְהוֹנָתָן (Yehonatan) (contracted to יוֹנָתָן (Yonatan)) meaning “YAHWEH has given”. In the Old Testament Jonathan was the eldest son of Saul and a friend of David. He was killed in battle with the Philistines. As an English name, Jonathan did not become common until after the Protestant Reformation.

Jonathan has 18 variants that are used in both English and other languages. Variants used in English include Jonathyn and Jonny. Other English forms include the short forms Jon and Nathan, and the variant spellings Johnathan, Johnathon, Jonathen, and Jonathon.

Your name of Jonathan has given you the ability to handle people.

You are pleasant and diplomatic, and seem to sense how others feel.

For this reason, you could do well in public relations work.

You appreciate the finer things of life, and like to have a good standard of living.

You feel that it is important to convey the impression that you are financially secure, and you place importance on your mode of dress, and on appearances generally.

While you could do well in certain positions of authority, you have a certain lack of initiative and a tendency to procrastinate.
Although the name Jonathan creates executive ambitions, we emphasize that it causes procrastination, lack of confidence, and the inability to realize your goals and ambitions.

This name, when combined with the last name, can frustrate happiness, contentment, and success, as well as cause health weaknesses in the reproductive organs, and fluid systems.

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