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Johnathan vs Jonathan - What's the difference?

johnathan | jonathan |

Jonathan is a related term of johnathan.



As proper nouns the difference between johnathan and jonathan

is that johnathan is a given name derived from Hebrew, a uncommon variant spelling of Jonathan, confusing that name with John while Jonathan is a son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel.

As a noun Jonathan is

an apple cultivar from New York.

johnathan

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • , a uncommon variant spelling of Jonathan, confusing that name with John.

    • jonathan

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel.
  • * :
    • 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.
  • of biblical origin.
  • * 1936 (w, Frank O'Connor), In The Train . The Stories of Frank O'Connor, Knopf, 1952. page 166:
    • "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."
  • * 1998 , The Chimney Sweeper's Boy , ISBN 0670879274, page 168:
    • 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?

    Related terms

    * nonstandard spellings: Jonathon, Johnathan * pet forms: Jon, Jonty, Jonny, Nathan

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (en) An apple cultivar from New York.