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Jonathan (, Standard ''Yonatan'' / ''Yəhonatan'' Tiberian ''(unicode:Yônāṯān)'') is a common masculine given name meaning "YHWH has given" in Hebrew.〔(MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Jonathan )〕〔Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, p.147.〕 The first known Jonathan was a son of King Saul in the Hebrew Bible, a close friend of David. The name's origin, Yonatan, is a popular masculine Israeli name, appearing in the Hebrew Bible. Variants of Jonathan include Johnatan, Jonathon, Johnathan, Jonothon, Jonothan, Johnathen, Johnathon and Jhonathan. Biblical variants include Yehonathan, Y'honathan, Yhonathan, Yonathan, Yonatan, Yonaton, Yonoson, Yeonoson or Yehonasan. In Israel, "Yoni" is a common nickname for ''Yonatan'' (Jonathan) in the same way Jonny is for Jonathan in English.〔(The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition - Page 342 by Dan Isaac Slobin )〕 The name was the 31st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2011, according to the SSA.〔(Popular Baby Names ), Social Security Online〕 Nicknames include John, Jon, Jono, Jona. In the past, Jo and Jonty were common diminutives of Jonathan in the United Kingdom but this is much rarer now. Names with similar meanings include Theodore in Greek and Bogdan/Bozhidar in Slavonic. == List of alternatives == * يوناثان (Arabic) * ''Հովնաթան (Hovnatan)'' (Armenian) * ''Jónatas'' or ''Jônatas'', ''Jonatã'' or ''Jonatão'', ''Jonathan'' (Portuguese) * ''Jonathan'' (French) * ''Jonatan'', ''Jonathan'' (Swedish) * ''Jonatan'', ''Jonathan'' (Icelandic) * ''იონათანი (Ionat'ani)'' ( Georgian) * ''Gionatan'', ''Gionata'', ''Jonathan'' (Italian) * ''Jonathan'', ''Jonatan'' (Dutch) * ''Jonathan'', ''Jonatan'' (German) * ''Jonatan'', ''Jonathan'' (Polish) * ''Jonatan'' (Croatian) * ''Ionakana'' (Hawaiian) * ''Ionatana'' (Samoan) * ''Sonatane'' (Tongan) * ''Joonatan'' (Finnish) * ''Ionathan'' (Latin) * ''Jonatán'' (Hungarian) * ''Jonathas'', ''Ionathas'' (Greek) * ''Ionatán'' (Irish) * ''Ionatan'' or ''Ion'' (Romanian) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jonathan (name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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