jonathan
Jon·a·than/ˈd͡ʒɑnəθən/noun
jonathan is spelled J-O-N-A-T-H-A-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables (Jon·a·than). It appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,224th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jonathan means “An instrument used by smokers to light pipes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jonathan is jonathans.
How many letters and syllables are in jonathan?
| Letters | 8: J-O-N-A-T-H-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Jon·a·than |
| In writing | 20 times per million words; the 4,224th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jonathan?
Jonathan appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,224th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jonathan?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒɒnəθən/
- US /ˈd͡ʒɑnəθən/
- Canada /ˈd͡ʒɒnəθɪn/
Jonathan has 3 syllables, split Jon·a·than in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-Jonathan.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jonathan
- jonathans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jonathan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instrument used by smokers to light pipes.
noun
- 1
An apple cultivar from New York.
- 2
datedslangAn American; a Yank; Brother Jonathan.
- 3
slangpenis
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jonathan come from?
Borrowed from Hebrew יְהוֹנָתָן (yəhōnāṯān), יוֹנָתָן (yōnāṯān, literally “God has given”), apparently with influence from Aramaic [Term?].
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).