Jonathan
From the Hebrew name יְהוֹנָתָן (Yehonatan),contracted to יוֹנָתָן (Yonatan), meaning "YAHWEH has given". According to the Old Testament, Jonathan was the eldest son of Saul. His relationship with his father was strained due to his close friendship with his father's rival David. Along with Saul he was killed in battle with the Philistines.... [more]
 | YAHWEH male Theology A name of the Hebrew God, represented in Hebrew by the tetragrammaton ("four letters") יהוה (Yod Heh Vav Heh), which was transliterated into Roman script as Y H W H. Because it was considered blasphemous to utter the name of God, it was only written and never spoken, which resulted in the original pronunciation becoming lost. The name may have originally been derived from the old Semitic root הוה (hawah) meaning "to be" or "to become". | |||||||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS |
| BIBLICAL GREEK: Ionathan |
| BIBLICAL HEBREW: Yehonatan, Yonatan |
| BIBLICAL LATIN: Ionathan |
| BIBLICAL: Jehonathan, Jonathan |
| DANISH: Jonatan, Jonathan |
| DUTCH: Jonathan |
| ENGLISH: Johnathan, Johnathon, Jonathan, Jonathon |
| FRENCH: Jonathan |
| GERMAN: Jonatan, Jonathan |
| HEBREW: Yehonatan, Yonatan |
| ICELANDIC: Jónatan |
| IRISH: Ionatán |
| ITALIAN: Gionata |
| NORWEGIAN: Jonatan, Jonathan |
| PORTUGUESE: Jônatas |
| SPANISH: Jonatan |
| SWEDISH: Jonatan, Jonathan |
| DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
| ENGLISH (BRITISH): Jonty |
| ENGLISH: Jon, Jonny |
| HEBREW: Yoni |
| OTHER FORMS |
| THEOLOGY: Yahweh |