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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Jonathan m. Hebrew יְהוֹנָתָן or יוֹנָתָן 'God has given'.

The Biblical son of King Saul and beloved friend of King David, and three other minor Biblical characters. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Jonathan, Jonathas.

England
Dutch
● 1597 Jonathan AuFr Cousijn; 1598 Jonathan ibid. Gheesere; 1599 Jonathan ibid. Cosijn
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Jonathan". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Jonathan.