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Jonathan^¹

/ˈd͡ʒɒnəθən/ UK
/ˈd͡ʒɑnəθən/ US, dialectal
/ˈd͡ʒɒnəθɪn/ Canada, dialectal
/ˈd͡ʒɔnəθɪn/ Australia

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew יְהוֹנָתָן (yəhōnāṯān), יוֹנָתָן (yōnāṯān, literally “God has given”), apparently with influence from Aramaic [Term?].

proper noun Jonathans

countable, uncountable A son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel. 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.
countable, uncountable Jonathan Apphus, a son of Mattathias, brother of Joannan Caddis, Simon Thassi, Judas Maccabeus and Eleazar Avara. Then Jonathan and Simon took Judas their brother, and buried him in the sepulchre of his fathers in Modin.
countable, uncountable A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. “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.”
countable, uncountable A surname from Hebrew.

noun Jonathans

An apple cultivar from New York. For example, Jonathans are tart and great for baking.
dated, slang An American; a Yank; Brother Jonathan. 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 Jon
slang penis
Similar: anaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit, banana, bird, birdie, bobby, boonga, cack, choad, choda, chode

jonathan^²

noun jonathans

An instrument used by smokers to light pipes.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: john, splendid, mina, johnathan, jonathon, jonas, arac, jon, johnny, jonny, jonty, nathan, netanel, natan, nat, yoni

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name biblical character

Español	Jonatán
한국어	요나단 Yonadan
中文	約拿單 /约拿单 Yuēnádān
Português	Jónatas, Jônatas
Français	Jonathan
Deutsch	Jonathan
Italiano	Gionata
Română	Ionatan
Русский	Ионафа́н Ionafán
العربية	يُونَاثَان yūnāṯān, جُونَاثَان jūnāṯān
עברית	יְהוֹנָתָן yhonatán

name male given name

Español	Jonatán
中文	喬納森 /乔纳森 Qiáonàsēn
Português	Jónatas, Jônatas, Jonathan
Français	Jonathan
Deutsch	Jonathan
Italiano	Gionata
Ελληνικά	Τζόναθαν Tzónathan, Ιωαναθάν Ioanathán, Ιωναθάν Ionathán, Ιωνάθαν Ionáthan, Ιωνάθανος Ionáthanos, Ιωνάθας Ionáthas
Română	Ionatan
Русский	Джо́натан Džónatan
العربية	جُونَاثَان jūnāṯān
עברית	יְהוֹנָתָן yhonatán, יוֹנָתָן yonatán

noun apple cultivar

日本語	紅玉 kōgyoku
Română	ionatan
עברית	יוֹנָתָן yonatán

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@misc{jonathan_2026,
  title = {jonathan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jonathan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}