Jonathan

Meanings

Proper Noun

• A son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel.
• Jonathan Apphus, a son of Mattathias, brother of Joannan Caddis, Simon Thassi, Judas Maccabeus and Eleazar Avara.
• A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Noun

• An apple cultivar from New York.
• An American; a Yank; Brother Jonathan.

Origin

• From Hebrew יְהוֹנָתָן (Jehonathan) and יוֹנָתָן (Jonathan) means “Jehovah has given”, apparently with influence from the Aramaic preference for the latter form.