jonathan
Syllables: Jon·a·thanUK/ˈd͡ʒɒnəθən/US/ˈd͡ʒɑnəθən/
jonathan noun: an instrument used by smokers to light pipes.
Noun (1)
jonathan (plural jonathans)
- An instrument used by smokers to light pipes.
Proper noun capitalized: Jonathan
Jonathan (countable and uncountable, plural Jonathans)
- 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.
- Then Jonathan and Simon took Judas their brother, and buried him in the sepulchre of his fathers in Modin.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Maccabees 9:19
- 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.”1936 Frank O'Connor, In The Train. The Stories of Frank O’Connor, Knopf, 1952. page 166
- 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?1998, Barbara Vine, The Chimney Sweeper’s Boy, →ISBN, page 168
- A surname from Hebrew.
Noun (2) capitalized: Jonathan
Jonathan (plural Jonathans)
- An apple cultivar from New York.
- For example, Jonathans are tart and great for baking.2018 October 4, “4H column: Join the Great Lakes Apple Crunch”, in Chillicothe Gazette
- 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...1822, Lord Byron, The Vision of Judgement, stanza 59 - 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, […]2014, Francis Hodge, Yankee Theatre: The Image of America on the Stage, 1825–1850
- Here crashed a sturdy oath of stout John Bull,
- penis
- Synonyms:
- anaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit, banana, bird, birdie, bobby, boonga, cack, choad
jonathan meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
jonathan in Hindi
- जोनाथन, जोनाथन ने
jonathan in Tamil
- ஜோனாதன், ஜோனதன், ஜொனாதன்
jonathan in Marathi
- जोनाथन, जॉनाथन
jonathan in Urdu
- جوناتھن, جوनाथन
More languagesFewer languages
- jonathan in Bengali
- জোনাথন, জোনাথান, যোনাথন
- jonathan in Telugu
- జోనాథన్, జొనాథన్
- jonathan in Malayalam
- ജോനാഥൻ, ജൊനാഥൻ
- jonathan in Kannada
- ಜೋನಾಥನ್, ಜೊನಾಥನ್, ಜೋನಥನ್
- jonathan in Punjabi
- ਜੋਨਾਥਨ, ਯੋਨਾਥਨ
- jonathan in Gujarati
- જોનાથન, જોનાથને, જોનાથાન
- jonathan in Odia
- ଜୋନାଥନ, ଜୋନାଥନ୍, ଯୋନାଥନ
- jonathan in Nepali
- जोनाथन, जोनाथान
Examples of jonathan in a sentence
- Jonathan Swift was an Augustan writer.
- Jonathan told her how they had been acrobranching on zip wires and climbing nets in the trees.
- Jonathan walked slowly down the stairs to the large dining room prepared for breakfast.
Synonyms of jonathan
Forms of jonathan
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | jonathans |
| plural | Jonathans |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Jonathans |
Origin of jonathan
Borrowed from Hebrew יְהוֹנָתָן (yəhōnāṯān), יוֹנָתָן (yōnāṯān, literally “God has given”), apparently with influence from Aramaic [Term?].
Phrases with jonathan
Questions about jonathan
- What does jonathan mean?
- Jonathan means an instrument used by smokers to light pipes.
- What is jonathan in Hindi?
- Jonathan in Hindi is जोनाथन, जोनाथन ने. See Jonathan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is jonathan?
- Jonathan can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce jonathan?
- Jonathan is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɒnəθən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of jonathan?
- The plural of jonathan is jonathans.
Words near jonathan in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: jonathan (page history and authors); Jonathan (page history and authors); jonathan (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jonathan (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jonathan (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jonathan (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jonathan (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jonathan (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jonathan (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jonathan (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jonathan (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jonathan (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jonathan (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jonathan (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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