Jonathan vs John - What's the difference?
jonathan | john |
A son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel.
* :
of biblical origin.
* 1936 (w, Frank O'Connor), In The Train . The Stories of Frank O'Connor, Knopf, 1952. page 166:
* 1998 , The Chimney Sweeper's Boy , ISBN 0670879274, page 168:
(slang) A prostitute's client.
* 2004 , Dennis Cooper, The Sluts , page 233
* 2013 , McLachlin CJ, Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford (
(slang, US) A lavatory, toilet.
(slang) An outhouse privy. Also johnny house.
(slang) A name often used as a generic reference to a male of European, North-American, or Australian origin, while travelling in East Asia.
A male mule.
As proper nouns the difference between jonathan and john
is that jonathan is a son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel while John is a given name derived from Hebrew very popular since the Middle Ages.As nouns the difference between jonathan and john
is that jonathan is an apple cultivar from New York while john is a prostitute's client.jonathan
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- 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.
- "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."
- 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?
john
English
Noun
(en noun)- In the first part of the video, Thad sucks the john's cock and takes a load in his mouth.
2013 SCC 72), para. 62
- In-calls, where the john comes to the prostitute’s residence, are prohibited.