First names in Hebrew

First name Yonatan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יונתן

Gematria value: 516

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yonatan is written יונתן

Meaning and origin

What does Yonatan mean?

Meaning: "God has given"
Origin: Hebrew

Yonatan is the Hebrew name of Jonathan. It means "God has given": it is built like Natan, "he gave", preceded by a short form of the divine Name. It is one of the most loved names among Hebrew speakers.

Gematria

Yonatan = 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 Yonatan, 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

Yonatan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yonatan in three answers

How do you write Yonatan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yonatan is written יונתן.

What is the gematria value of Yonatan?
Written יונתן, Yonatan 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 Yonatan mean?
God has given (origin: Hebrew). Yonatan is the Hebrew name of Jonathan. It means "God has given": it is built like Natan, "he gave", preceded by a short form of the divine Name. It is one of the most loved names among Hebrew speakers.