Jonathan vs Johnny - What's the difference?
jonathan | johnny |
A son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel.
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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 jack (the playing card)
A nickname for Confederate soldiers, used by the Union soldiers in the (1861-1865).
As nouns the difference between jonathan and johnny
is that jonathan is (en) an apple cultivar from new york while johnny is (slang) a condom.As a proper noun jonathan
is a son of saul, first mentioned in 1 samuel.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?
johnny
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Derived terms
* Johnny Canuck * Johnny-come-lately * Johnny Crapaud * Johnny Reb * stage-door JohnnyNoun
(en noun)References
* Weisenberg, Michael (2000)The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523 English diminutives of male given names ----