English

Proper noun

Jonathan

1. A son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel.
   • 1611, Bible (KJV), Samuel-Chapter-18/#1 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 0670879274, 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

Noun

Jonathan ‎(plural Jonathans)

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

Translations

Danish

Proper noun

Jonathan

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

French

Proper noun

Jonathan

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

German

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjoːnaˌtaːn]
• Hyphenation: Jo‧na‧than

Proper noun

Jonathan

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

Proper noun

Jonathan

1. (dated) accusative of Jonathas

Latin

Alternative forms

• Ionatan

Proper noun

Jonathan m ‎(indeclinable)

1. Jonathan (Biblical character)

Proper noun

Jonathān

1. accusative of Jonathās

Norwegian

Proper noun

Jonathan

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing 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

Related terms

• Jónatas, Jônatas

Swedish

Proper noun

Jonathan

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