Джо́натан
Džónatanmasculine, transliteration
Jonathan is a male given name in Russian, provided as Джо́натан (Džónatan).
Джо́натан is used as a masculine given name for males.
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Džónatan
Did you know?
- If you were to translate the biblical roots of the name into Russian, you would use the name Ио́нафан, which follows a much older, traditional pattern.
- Because Джо́натан is a foreign name, it does not have a traditional Russian diminutive like 'Ivan' has 'Vanya'.
- When writing the name in Cyrillic, the letter 'j' is represented by the combination 'дж', treating the two characters as a single phonetic unit.
Examples in context
- Здравствуйте, Джонатан!Hello, Jonathan!
- Счастливого общения!Happy communicating!
- Меня зовут Джо́натан.Menya zovut Dzhonatan.My name is Jonathan.
- Это мой друг Джо́натан.Eto moy drug Dzhonatan.This is my friend Jonathan.
- Джо́натан сейчас работает в офисе.Dzhonatan seychas rabotayet v ofise.Jonathan is working in the office right now.
Example conversation
Olga and Dmitry are looking at a photo of a friend.
- Ольга OlgaКто этот человек на фото?Kto etot chelovek na foto?Who is this person in the photo?
- Дмитрий DmitryЭто мой коллега, Джо́натан.Eto moy kollega, Jonathan.This is my colleague, Jonathan.
- Ольга OlgaОн живёт в Америке?On zhivyot v Amerike?Does he live in America?
- Дмитрий DmitryДа, Джо́натан из Нью-Йорка.Da, Jonathan iz New-Yorka.Yes, Jonathan is from New York.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “jonathan” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
