Is there a German name that would be equivalent to the English name
Johnathan?

Am trying to trace an ancestor from one community to another.

The time period is in the late 1700's in central and western Pennsylvania.

To my knowledge there were many German and Swiss settlers in the area.

We have document signed with the German spelling of Miller (Mueller).
It is thought the transcribed first name is Johannes (best we can make
of the written signature. ) We have a Johnathan Miller in the other
location. Could these to people be the same person?

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On Wed, 21 Jun 2023 17:48:14 -0400, knuttle wrote:

Is there a German name that would be equivalent to the English name Johnathan?

Jonathan. The old Johnathan could be found as well. Variation Jonatan.

<https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_(Vorname)>

We have document signed with the German spelling of Miller (Mueller).

or "Müller"

It is thought the transcribed first name is Johannes (best we can make
of the written signature. ) We have a Johnathan Miller in the other
location. Could these to people be the same person?

At that time the baptised name could be very different to the name in
daily use. So anything could be possible, since the boy only knew his
name as e.g. Jon. However, Johannes and Johnathan are very different.

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