Jonathan

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew יְהוֹנָתָן (yehonatán) (Jehonathan) and יוֹנָתָן (yonatán) (Jonathan) means “Jehovah has given”, apparently with influence from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Aramaic preference for the latter form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɑnəθən/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɒnəθən/

• Audio (AU):

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• Hyphenation: Jon‧a‧than

Proper noun

Jonathan

1. A son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel.
   • Template:RQ:Authorized Version:

     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 from Hebrew 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?

Related terms

• nonstandard spellings: Jonathon, Johnathan
• pet forms: Jon, Jonty, Jonny, Nathan

Translations

biblical character

• Armenian: Յովնաթան (Yovnatʻan), Հովնաթան (Hovnatʻan)
• Danish: Jonatan
• Estonian: Joonatan
• Faroese: Jónatan m
• Finnish: Jonatan (fi)
• French: Jonathan (fr)
• German: Jonathan (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἰωνάθαν (Iōnáthan)

• Hebrew: יְהוֹנָתָן (he) (yhonatán)
• Italian: Gionata
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 요나단 (Yonadan)
• Latin: Jonathan, Jonathas
• Maore Comorian: Yonatani
• Maori: Honatana
• Norwegian: Jonatan
• Polish: Jonatan (pl) m
• Portuguese: Jónatas (pt) m (Portugal), Jônatas (pt) m (Brazil)
• Russian: Ионафа́н m (Ionafán)
• Scottish Gaelic: Ianatan m
• Swedish: Jonatan (sv)
• Yiddish: יונתן m (yoynesen)

male given name

• Armenian: Յովնաթան (Yovnatʻan), Հովնաթան (Hovnatʻan)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 喬納森／乔纳森 (zh) (Qiáonàsēn)

• Danish: Jonathan
• Estonian: Joonatan
• Faroese: Jónatan m
• Finnish: Joonatan (fi)
• French: Jonathan (fr)
• German: Jonathan (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἰωνάθαν m (Iōnáthan)

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hebrew: יְהוֹנָתָן (he) (yhonatán), יוֹנָתָן (he) (yonatán)
• Italian: Gionata
• Latin: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian: Jonathan (no)
• Polish: Jonatan (pl) m
• Portuguese: Jónatas (pt) m (Portugal), Jônatas (pt) m (Brazil), Jonathan m
• Russian: Джо́натан (ru) m (Džónatan) transliteration
• Scottish Gaelic: Ianatan m
• Swedish: Jonatan (sv)
• Yiddish: יונתן m (yoynesen)

Noun

Jonathan (plural Jonathans)

1. An apple cultivar from New York.
   • 2018 October 4, “4H column: Join the Great Lakes Apple Crunch”, in Chillicothe Gazette:

     For example, Jonathans are tart and great for baking.

2. (dated, slang) An American; a Yank; Brother Jonathan.
   • 1822, Lord Byron, The Vision of Judgement, stanza 59:

     Here crashed a sturdy oath of stout John Bull,
     Who damned away his eyes as heretofore;
     There Paddy brogued “By Jasus!”—“What’s your Wull?”
     The temperate Scot exclaimed; the French Ghost swore
     In certain terms I shan’t translate in full,
     As the first Coachman will; and midst the roar
     The voice of Jonathan was heard to express,
     “Our president is going to war, I guess.”—

   • 2014, Francis Hodge, Yankee Theatre: The Image of America on the Stage, 1825–1850:

     The best single source of comment on Marble's capacities as a low comedian, as with the other Yankees, is the record of his London reception. […] One viewer thought it was not as outrageous as Jonathans usually are, […]

Translations

apple cultivar

• Hebrew: יוֹנָתָן (he) (yonatán)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

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Danish

Proper noun

Jonathan

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

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɔ.na.tɑ̃/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Jonathan ?

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

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German

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjoːnaˌtaːn]

• Audio (Austria):

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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

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Latin

Alternative forms

• Ionatan

Proper noun

Jonathan m (indeclinable)

1. Jonathan (Biblical character)

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) Jonathān

1. accusative of Jonathās

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Jonathan

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

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Jonathan.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Jonathan m

1. a male given name from English, equivalent to English Jonathan

Related terms

• Jónatas, Jônatas

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Swedish

Proper noun

Jonathan c (genitive Jonathans)

1. a male given name, variant of Jonatan