First names in Hebrew

First name Jonathan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יונתן

Gematria value: 516

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jonathan is written יונתן

Jonathan is the English form of Yonatan, יונתן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jonathan mean?

Meaning: "God has given"
Origin: Hebrew

Jonathan comes from the Hebrew Yonatan, "God has given". The name is built like Nathan, "he has given", with the Giver added.

Gematria

Jonathan = 516

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יונתן has 5 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• נthe letter Nun50
• תthe letter Tav400
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total516

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Jonathan, from י to ן:

יֵלְכוּ יֹנְקוֹתָיו וִיהִי כַזַּיִת הוֹדוֹ וְרֵיחַ לוֹ כַּלְּבָנוֹן׃

“His young shoots will spread out; his splendor will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.”

Hosea 14:7

The book of your first name

Jonathan, in nine pages

• Jonathan, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Jonathan
• Jonathan, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Jonathan in three answers

How do you write Jonathan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jonathan is written יונתן. Jonathan is the English form of Yonatan, יונתן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jonathan?
Written יונתן, Jonathan is worth 516: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Jonathan mean?
God has given (origin: Hebrew). Jonathan comes from the Hebrew Yonatan, "God has given". The name is built like Nathan, "he has given", with the Giver added.