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 [ syll. jo-hnat-han, joh-nath-an ] The boy name Johnathan is pronounced JHAA-NahTTHahN KEY. Johnathan is of English and Hebrew origin, and it is used mainly in the English language. The name is a variation of Jonathan, under the influence or combination from the name John. Johnathan is a variant spelling of Jonathan (English and German) in the English language. See also the related form, John (English). Johnathan is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity jumped from the 1950s up to the 1990s; before that, it was of only infrequent use. Its usage peaked modestly in 1990 with 0.151% of baby boys being given the name Johnathan. It ranked at #108 then. The baby name has since experienced a decline in popularity. In 2008, it ranked at #200 with a usage of 0.090%. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Johnathan, John (English) was the most popular. It was used 7 times more than Johnathan in 2008. Baby names that sound like Johnathan include Jandino (Spanish), Jantien (Dutch), Johnathon (English), Jonatan (Scandinavian), Jonathan (English and German), Jonathen (English), Jonathon (English), Jonathyn (English), and Ginton. KEY: approx pronunciation for Johnathan: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
