Etymology

jonathan

Jon·a·than
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Hebrew יְהוֹנָתָן
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromיְהוֹנָתָן
  2. English todayJonathan

Borrowed from Hebrew יְהוֹנָתָן (yəhōnāṯān), יוֹנָתָן (yōnāṯān, literally “God has given”), apparently with influence from Aramaic [Term?].

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