Jonathan (1970 film), a german film directed by hans w.Geißendörfer jonathan (2016 film), a german film directed by piotr j.Lewandowski jonathan (2018 film), an american film directed by bill oliver.The name jonathan is of hebrew origin and means gift of god or god has given. it is derived from the hebrew name yehonatan, which combines the elements yahweh (god) and natan (to give).The meaning of jonathan is a son of saul and friend of david according to the account in i samuel.The name jonathan is of hebrew origin, derived from the elements yah (short form of the name of god) and natan meaning he gave. therefore, the literal meaning of jonathan is yahweh has.