indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Meaning & History
This is a form of Jonathan that is used in older translations of the Bible. It ultimately comes from Ionathas, which is the form found in both the Septuagint and the Vulgate.In literature, Jonathas is the name of the titular character of the Middle Dutch chivalric romance Jonathas ende Rosafiere (14th century), the author of which remains unknown. In popular culture, this name is best known from the opera David et Jonathas (1688) by the French Baroque composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704).Lastly, a notable bearer of this name in real life is the Brazilian soccer player Jonathas de Jesus (b. 1989).