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Jonathan.

A son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈd͡ʒɒnəθən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈd͡ʒɑnəθən/General-American, dialectal/ˈd͡ʒɒnəθɪn/Canada, dialectal/ˈd͡ʒɔnəθɪn/Australia

  1. A son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel.

    countable · uncountable

  2. Jonathan Apphus, a son of Mattathias, brother of Joannan Caddis, Simon Thassi, Judas Maccabeus and Eleazar Avara.

    countable · uncountable

  3. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

    countable · uncountable

  4. A surname from Hebrew.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈd͡ʒɒnəθən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈd͡ʒɑnəθən/General-American, dialectal/ˈd͡ʒɒnəθɪn/Canada, dialectal/ˈd͡ʒɔnəθɪn/Australia

  1. An apple cultivar from New York.

  2. An American; a Yank; Brother Jonathan.

    dated · slang

  3. penis

    slang
Where this word comes from

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

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