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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
● 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 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Jonathan.