Jonathan

¹ American  

[jon-uh-thuhn] / ˈdʒɒn ə θən /

noun

1. a variety of red apple that matures in early autumn.

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Jonathan ² American  

[jon-uh-thuhn] / ˈdʒɒn ə θən /

noun

1. (in the Bible) a son of Saul and friend of David.

2. Archaic. an American, especially a New Englander.

3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “God gave.”

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Jonathan ¹ British  

/ ˈdʒɒnəθən /

noun

1. a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn

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Jonathan ² British  

noun

1. Old Testament the son of Saul and David's close friend, who was killed in battle (I Samuel 31; II Samuel 1:19–26)

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Etymology

Origin of Jonathan

First recorded in 1875–80; named after Jonathan Hasbrouck (died 1846), American jurist

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Example Sentences

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Jonathan

“The hackers may not be leading-edge security experts in the conventional sense, but very efficient at exploiting vulnerabilities,” said Jonathan Reiter, co-founder of ChainArgos, a blockchain analytics platform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“It’s almost like the Fed needs two interest rates,” one for the AI boom and the stock-market wealth it is throwing off, and one for everything else, said Jonathan Pingle, chief U.S. economist at UBS.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Stewart’s co-star in the “Star Trek” universe Jonathan Frakes wrote in an Instagram story, “Rest in peace my friend.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

BBC's Jonathan Head is in Cebu, reporting from outside the home where Markle last resided, prior to his return to the US earlier this year.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

She says that Phineas returns from New York to the family's New Hampshire home early in 1851 to work for Mr. Jonathan Currier in his livery stable in the nearby town of Hanover.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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