Meaning and background
The story behind Jonathan
Jonathan comes from a Hebrew name expressing that Yahweh has given, with a biblical association through the son of Saul and friend of David. That religious statement is the linguistic explanation, rather than a generic label such as gift. For an owner, a family member or another personal reference may be the main reason for choosing it. The full written form is longer than Jon and may invite a nickname. Decide whether Jonathan's complete rhythm is part of what you want for everyday use.
- Origin
- Hebrew-derived name expressing Yahweh has given. Source
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About Jonathan
Recorded as a dog’s name
Jonathan appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dʒɑnəθən/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/dʒɑnəθən/ · primary stress on syllable 1JH AA1 N AH0 TH AH0 N
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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