Associations to the word «Jonathan»

Wiktionary

JONATHAN, proper noun. A son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel.
JONATHAN, proper noun. A male given name of biblical origin.
JONATHAN, noun. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): An apple cultivar from New York.

Dictionary definition

JONATHAN, noun. Red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats