What does jonathan mean?
Definitions for jonathan
ˈdʒɒn ə θənjonathan
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Princeton's WordNet
Jonathannoun
red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw
Wiktionary
Jonathannoun
A son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel.
Jonathannoun
of biblical origin.
Etymology: From יהונתן and יונתן (Jehonathan), both meaning “God gave [me]”; ("Jehovah has given"), apparently with influence from the preference for the latter form. Often incorrectly considered to be a variant of John.
Wikipedia
Jonathan
Jonathan is a song by French singer and songwriter Christine and the Queens featuring vocals from Perfume Genius. It was released as a digital download on 8 October 2015 as the second single from the English edition of her debut studio album, Christine and the Queens (2015).
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Jonathan, in its most common context, is a male given name of Hebrew origin that means "God has given". In the Old Testament of the Bible, Jonathan was the eldest son of King Saul and a close friend of King David. Variations of the name are found in various cultures and languages. It may also refer to various persons, fictional characters, or places. Other references could be in film, music, and literature. The specifics would depend on the context in which the term "Jonathan" is used.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Jonathan
jon′a-than, n. the people of the United States, collectively, or a typical specimen, Brother Jonathan. [Perh. from the sagacious Governor Jonathan Trumbull, 1710-85.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
jonathan
A name often applied to Americans in general, but really appropriate to the Quakers in America, being a corruption of John Nathan.
Who Was Who?
Jonathan
A man who loved King David more than a successor.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
JONATHAN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Jonathan is ranked #39004 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Jonathan surname appeared 565 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Jonathan.
41.9% or 237 total occurrences were White.
16.6% or 94 total occurrences were Asian.
15.7% or 89 total occurrences were Black.
10.2% or 58 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
9.3% or 53 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
6% or 34 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'jonathan' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1929
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of jonathan in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of jonathan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of jonathan in a Sentence
Jonathan was so bad, very bad. Now the incoming president will do something for us.
Last year people were frustrated the alliance fell apart so voted for Jonathan out of protest, that won't happen again.
There will never be another like Jonathan Gold, who will forever be our brilliant, indispensable guide through the culinary paradise that is Los Angeles, jonathan earned worldwide acclaim as a food critic, but he possessed the soul of a poet whose words helped readers everywhere understand the history and culture of our city. His passing is a loss for all who share his love for L.A. and unique understanding of how food -- whether served from a truck window or atop a white tablecloth -- is an incomparable expression of our common humanity.
I am heartbroken to lose a friend, a mentor, a guy so singular and dynamic you'd have to design a hurricane to contain him, jonathan was as quirky as his comedies and as deep as his dramas. He was pure energy; the unstoppable cheerleader for anyone creative.
A few that come to mind that President Obama just rightly recognized as being extraordinary contributors to the American success story is Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith, and Patrick Sharp of the Chicago Blackhawks.
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- جوناثانArabic
- JonathanCzech
- JonathanDanish
- jonathanGerman
- ΙωαναθάνGreek
- jonathanEsperanto
- JonathanSpanish
- جاناتانPersian
- jonathanFinnish
- JonathanFrench
- jonathanIrish
- जोनाथनHindi
- jonathanHungarian
- jonathanIndonesian
- jonathanItalian
- יונתןHebrew
- ジョナサンJapanese
- ಜೊನಾಥನ್Kannada
- 홍옥Korean
- JonathanLatin
- JonathanDutch
- jonathanNorwegian
- JonathanPolish
- jonathanPortuguese
- JonathanRomanian
- ДRussian
- jonathanSwedish
- ஜொனாதன்Tamil
- జోనాథన్Telugu
- โจนาธานThai
- JonathanTurkish
- ІонафанUkrainian
- جوناتھنUrdu
- jonathanVietnamese
- JonathanYiddish
- 乔纳森Chinese
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