/jon"euh theuhn/ , n.
1. a son of Saul and friend of David. I Sam. 18-20.
2. Archaic. an American, esp. a New Englander. Cf. Brother Jonathan .
3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning "God gave."
/jon"euh theuhn/ , n.
a variety of red apple that matures in early autumn.
[ 1875-80; named after Jonathan Hasbrouck (d. 1846), American jurist ]