Jonathan
Jonathan is a name with Hebrew roots and a biblical tradition, known from the story of Saul's son and David's friend. The spelling with the letters "th" is used in several European languages. In the Slovak biblical context, its equivalent is Jonatán; for the form Jonathan, the pronunciation depends on the linguistic tradition of the bearer.
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Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisThe name means "God has given" and expresses the idea of a child as a gift from God.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Meno pochádza z hebrejského Jehónátán (יְהוֹנָתָן), skrátene Jónátán (יוֹנָתָן). Spája prvok jehó-/jó-, odkazujúci na Božie meno JHWH, so slovesným tvarom nátán „dal“. Doslovný význam je „Jahve dal“, voľnejšie „Boh daroval“.
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JONATHAN
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling18 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 10 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsPri poslovenčenej výslovnosti jo-na-tan sa th vyslovuje ako t. Pri anglickom nositeľovi sa rešpektuje anglická výslovnosť /ˈdʒɒnəθən/.
Grammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Jonathan
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