Jonathan

Etymology

From Hebrew יְהוֹנָתָן‎ (yehonatán) (Jehonathan) and יוֹנָתָן‎ (yonatán) (Jonathan) means “Jehovah has given”, apparently with influence from the Aramaic preference for the latter form. Jonathan is often incorrectly considered to be a variant of John.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɑnəθən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɒnəθən/
• Hyphenation: Jon‧a‧than

Proper noun

Jonathan

1. A son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel.
   • 1611, Bible (King James Version), 1 Samuel 18:1:
     :

     And it came to pass, when he had made an end to speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

2. Jonathan Apphus, a son of Mattathias, brother of Joannan Caddis, Simon Thassi, Judas Maccabeus and Eleazar Avara.
   • The King James Bible, 1 Maccabees 9:19:

     Then Jonathan and Simon took Judas their brother, and buried him in the sepulchre of his fathers in Modin.

3. A male given name of biblical origin.
   • 1936 Frank O'Connor, In The Train. The Stories of Frank O’Connor, Knopf, 1952. page 166:

     “Well indeed,” said Foley, “’tis a mystery to me how the sergeant puts up with her. If any woman up and called me an outlandish name like Jonathan when everyone knew my name was plain John I’d do fourteen days for her - by God, I would, and a calendar month.”

   • 1998 Barbara Vine, The Chimney Sweeper’s Boy, →ISBN, page 168:

     So I’d change to names I really like. I mean, Jonathan. If I ever have a son I’m going to call him Jonathan, so I’d have that. And then I like monosyllabic surnames that aren’t too common, so I’d have Dean or Bell or King. There you are, how about Jonathan King?

Noun

Jonathan (plural Jonathans)

1. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): An apple cultivar from New York.

Proper noun

Jonathan

1. A male given name, the modern spelling of biblical Jonatan

Proper noun

Jonathan

1. Jonathan (Biblical character)
2. A male given name

Alternative forms

• Jonatan (Biblical character, ecumenical)
• Jonathas (dated)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjoːnaˌtaːn]

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• Hyphenation: Jo‧na‧than

Proper noun

Jonathan

1. Jonathan (Biblical character)
2. A male given name

Proper noun

Jonathan

1. (dated) accusative of Jonathas

Alternative forms

• Ionatan

Proper noun

Jonathan m (indeclinable)

1. Jonathan (Biblical character)

Proper noun

Jonathān

1. accusative of Jonathās

Proper noun

Jonathan

1. A male given name, a modern spelling of Jonatan

Etymology

Borrowed from English Jonathan.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒo.na.tɐ̃/, /ˈʒo.na.tɐ̃/

Proper noun

Jonathan m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Jonathan

Proper noun

Jonathan c (genitive Jonathans)

1. A male given name, a spelling variant of Jonatan