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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

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
1575 Jonathan AuFr Huijssenkerk; 1585 Jonathan ibid. Strazeele; 1586 Jonathan ibid. Necke; 1588 Jonathan ibid. Poliert; 1591 Jonathan ibid. Kinderen; 1596 Jonathan ibid. Spee; 1597 Jonathan ibid. Cousijn; 1598 Jonathan ibid. Gheesere; 1599 Jonathan ibid. Cosijn
Middle French
1572 Jonatan WCS p. 84; 1574 Jonathan ibid. p. 42
Walloon
1590/1 Jonathan RWC p. 441; 1592 Jonathan ibid. p. 23; 1592/3 Jonathan ibid. p. 25; 1593/4 Jonathan ibid. p. 30
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Jonathan". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Jonathan.