Nathaniel vs Jonathan - What's the difference?
nathaniel | jonathan |
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* 1594 William Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew : Act IV, Scene I:
* 1837 :
* 2010 , A Room Swept White , Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 978-0-340-98062-0, page 102:
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 nathaniel and jonathan
is that nathaniel is a given name derived from Hebrew while Jonathan is a son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel.As a noun Jonathan is
an apple cultivar from New York.nathaniel
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Nathaniel's coat, sir, was not fully made,
- And Gabriel's pumps were all unpink'd i' the heel.
- ‘What’s your Christian name, Sir?’ angrily inquired the little judge. ‘Nathaniel', Sir.’ ‘Daniel—any other name?’ ‘'''Nathaniel''', sir—my Lord, I mean.’ ‘'''Nathaniel''' Daniel, or Daniel '''Nathaniel'''?’ ‘No, my Lord, only ' Nathaniel —not Daniel at all.’ ‘What did you tell me it was Daniel for, then, sir?’ inquired the judge.
- Marcella and Nathaniel . Now I know their names. I haven't thought much about having children, but if I did, I wouldn't give them names like that. They're the sort of names you choose if you think you're someone to be reckoned with.
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?