Jonathan

¹

[jon-uh-thuhn]

noun

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

Jonathan

²

[jon-uh-thuhn]

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.”

Jonathan

¹

/ ˈdʒɒnəθən /

noun

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

Jonathan

²

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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jonathan¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jonathan¹

C19: named after Jonathan Hasbrouk (died 1846), American jurist

Example Sentences

"Basically, you can go to the grocery store and the phone is used as a payment card, you can buy with it," explains Jonathan Crickx from Unicef.

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When the captain fell, Jonathan Trott eased into Cook's slipstream for an unbeaten 135.

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“Anduril is less prepared institutionally to do this, so they are finding their way around,” said Jonathan Wong, a senior policy researcher at Rand, referring to the fire.

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Those dismissed: Jonathan Hugh, who had been both acting chief executive officer and chief financial officer, and chief operating officer Ron Pitters.

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More recently, Celebrity Traitors viewers saw Codd share her correct suspicions about fellow player Jonathan Ross, before being murdered on the show.

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