Jonathan

Jonathan

Jonathan may refer to:

* Jonathan (name), a first name
* Jonathan (apple), a variety of apple

In people:
* Jonathan (Samuel), son of King Saul of Israel and friend of David, in the Books of Samuel
* Jonathan (Judges), figure in the Book of Judges
* Jonathan, son of Abiathar the priest.
* Jonathan, son of Shage the Hararite, one of King David's Warriors.
* Jonathan Maccabaeus, Hasmonean High Priest, brother and successor of Judas Maccabeus
* Jonathan, Count of Carinola (died 1094), Italian noble
* Jonathan of Gaeta (died 1121), Norman noble, Duke of Gaeta
* Jonathan of Tusculum (died before 1167), Italian noble, count of Tusculum
* The Amazing Johnathan, a stand-up comedian and magician

In fiction:
* "Jonathan" (Buffy comic), a 2001 comic book based on the American TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
* Jonathan E, the central character in the 1975 film "Rollerball"
* Jonathan of Conté, a member of the ruling family of Tortall in Tamora Pierce's Tortall series
* Brother Jonathan, a personification of the United States

In other uses:
* Jonathan, Minnesota, a "new town" development in Chaska, Minnesota, US

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  • Jonathan — ist ein männlicher Vorname. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft und Bedeutung des Namens 2 Namenstag 2.1 Bibel 2.2 Mischna Lehrer …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Jonathan — • Name of several persons mentioned in the Old Testament Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jonathan     Jonathan     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • JONATHAN — (Heb. יוֹנָתָן ,יְהוֹנָתָן), eldest son of saul , the first king of Israel (I Sam. 14:1). At the beginning of Saul s reign, during the revolt against the Philistines, Jonathan already was the commander of a part of the army (I Sam. chs. 13–14).… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • JONATHAN — (Heb. יוֹנָתָן ,יְהוֹנָתָן; YHWH has given ), name of several biblical characters. (1) Son of Gershom, son of Moses (Judg. 18:30; MT, Manasseh written with suspended nun, apparently a scribal insertion in deference to Moses). He is apparently to… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Jonathan — es la versión en otros idiomas de Jonatán, y puede hacer referencia a: Jonathan Swift escritor irlandés; Jonathan Edwards, pastor congregacional y teólogo estadounidense; Jonathan Edwards, atleta británico; Jonathan Woodgate, futbolista inglés;… …   Wikipedia Español

  • JONATHAN — JONATHAN, second century tanna. Although his patronymic is never given when he is mentioned, as he most frequently is, with his colleague josiah , he is identical with the Jonathan b. Joseph and Nathan b. Joseph mentioned elsewhere in rabbinical… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Jonathan — masc. proper name, biblical son of Saul, from Heb. Yonathan, short for Yehonathan, lit. the Lord has given (Cf. NATHAN (Cf. Nathan)). As a pre Uncle Sam emblem of the United States, sometimes personified as Brother Jonathan, it dates from 1816,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Jonathan [1] — Jonathan (Bruder J., engl. Brother J., spr. dschónnäthän), Spitzname der Unions Nordamerikaner, dem John Bull der Engländer nachgebildet, angeblich nach Jonathan Trumbull, Gouverneur von Connecticut, zur Zeit des nordamerikanischen… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Jonathan — Jōnathan, der eigenthümliche Nahme des ältesten Sohnes Sauls, der wegen seiner zärtlichen Freundschaft gegen den David bekannt ist, daher sein Nahme noch jetzt der Nahme eines treuen Freundes ist. Noch unbekannt und ungepriesen Lebt hier und dort …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • Jonathan [2] — Jonathan (Dschonnäshänn), Bruder Jonathan, Personification des nordamerikanischen Volks, dargestellt als eckiger, aufgeweckter u. kräftiger Bursche, mit fast spitzbübischem Ausdrucke …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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