Baby name
FADING
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Johnathan
/JON · ah · than/
Meaning
“God has given”
Variant spelling of Jonathan, from Hebrew Yonatan meaning 'God has given'; the added h after John likely reflects folk etymology connecting the name to John.
Nicknames
jon · johnny
Vibe
elegant
How it ages.
The spelling variant ages about the same as Jonathan - same era, slight orthographic confusion.
The cultural moment.
Common in the US from the 1970s-2000s; declining.