Baby name

STABLE UNISEX · HEBREW-BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE
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Jhonata

/zhoh · NAH · tah/


“God has given”

Brazilian phonetic respelling of Jonata or Jonathan, from Hebrew Yonatan meaning 'God has given'; reflects the Brazilian practice of phonetically respelling English-influenced names.

jho · jhon

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.