Brazilian phonetic respelling of Jonata or Jonathan, from Hebrew Yonatan meaning 'God has given'; reflects the Brazilian practice of phonetically respelling English-influenced names.
Nicknames
jho · jhon
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Era-specific Brazilian respelling - Jonathan ages better universally.
The cultural moment.
Emerged in Brazil in the 1990s; more common in the Northeast.
Other Hebrew-Brazilian Portuguese names with similar texture: