From the Hebrew name יְהוֹנָתָן (Yehonatan),contracted to יוֹנָתָן (Yonatan), meaning "යාහ්හ් has given". According to the Old Testament, Jonathan was the eldest son of සාවුල්. His relationship with his father was strained due to his close friendship with his father's rival ඩේවිඩ්. Along with Saul he was killed in battle with the Philistines.As an English name, Jonathan did not become common until after the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer was the Anglo-Irish satirist Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), who wrote 'Gulliver's Travels' and other works.
