Jonathan

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hebrew יְהוֹנָתָן (yəhōnāṯān), יוֹנָתָן (yōnāṯān, literally “God has given”), apparently with influence from Aramaic [Term?]. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɒnəθən/ (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑnəθən/ (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɒnəθɪn/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔnəθɪn/ Hyphenation: Jon‧a‧than === Proper noun === Jonathan (countable and uncountable, plural Jonathans) (biblical) 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. Jonathan Apphus, a son of Mattathias, brother of Joannan Caddis, Simon Thassi, Judas Maccabeus and Eleazar Avara. 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.” A surname from Hebrew. ==== Related terms ==== nonstandard spellings: Jonathon, Johnathan pet forms: Jon, Jonty, Jonny, Nathan ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Jonathan is the 39004th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 565 individuals. Jonathan is most common among White (41.95%), Asian/Pacific Islander (16.64%), Black/African American (15.75%) and Hispanic/Latino (10.27%) individuals. === Noun === Jonathan (plural Jonathans) An apple cultivar from New York. (dated, slang) An American; a Yank; Brother Jonathan. (slang) penis Synonyms: see Thesaurus:penis ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jonathan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 254. == Danish == === Proper noun === Jonathan a male given name, the modern spelling of biblical Jonatan == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒɔ.na.tɑ̃/ === Proper noun === Jonathan m Jonathan (Biblical character) a male given name == German == === Alternative forms === Jonatan (Biblical character, ecumenical) Jonathas (dated) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈjoːnaˌtaːn] Hyphenation: Jo‧na‧than === Proper noun === Jonathan Jonathan (Biblical character) a male given name === Proper noun === Jonathan (dated) accusative of Jonathas == Latin == === Alternative forms === Ionatan, Ionathas === Pronunciation === Jonathan: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈjɔ.na.tʰan] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈjɔː.na.tan] Jonathān: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈjɔ.na.tʰaːn] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈjɔː.na.tan] === Proper noun === Jonathan m (indeclinable) Jonathan (Biblical character) === Proper noun === Jonathān accusative of Jonathās == Norwegian == === Proper noun === Jonathan a male given name, a modern spelling of Jonatan == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Jonathan. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Jonathan m a male given name from English, equivalent to English Jonathan ==== Related terms ==== Jónatas, Jônatas == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Jonathan. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -onatan Syllabification: Jo‧na‧than === Proper noun === Jonathan m a male given name from English [in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Jonathan == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Jonathan c (genitive Jonathans) a male given name, variant of Jonatan