Michael vs Jonathan - What's the difference?
michael | jonathan |
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* 1629 , , Meditations upon Creed'', ''The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862) , volume 3, page 212:
* 2008 , , The Northern Clemency , Harpercollins, ISBN 9780007174799, page 498:
(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) An archangel associated with defending Israel in the tribulation.
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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:
As proper nouns the difference between michael and jonathan
is that michael is , a variant of michel, popular in the end of the 20th century while jonathan is a son of saul, first mentioned in 1 samuel.As a noun jonathan is
(en) an apple cultivar from new york.michael
English
Etymology 1
From Vulgate (etyl) Michael, Michahel, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* MichaellProper noun
(en proper noun)- Yea, it seems to me not fit for Christian humility to call a man Gabriel'' or ''Michael , giving the names of angels to the sons of mortality.
- He works in the steelworks, the boyfriend, on the factory floor. I'd say that was quite unusual, he's called Michael'. Insists on that, he does, not being called Mike or Micky or Mick, pretends not to hear you, then, "No, my name's actually ' Michael ."
- And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince that standeth for the children of thy people.
- And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon.
Derived terms
* Michael acceptor * Michael addition * Michael donor * Michael reaction * take the MichaelEtymology 2
From (etyl) Michael.Statistics
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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?
