Joʹtham,

in Dryden’s satire of Absalom and Achitophel, means Saville, Marquis of Halifax. Jotham was the person who uttered the parable of The Trees Choosing a King when the men of Shechem made Abimelech king. (Judges ix.)

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Jormungandar
Josaphat
Joseph (A)
Joseph (St.)
Joseph Andrews
Joseph of Arimathea
Joseph’s Coat
Joss
Josse
Jot
Jotham
Jotunheim (pron. Utun-hime)
Jour Maigre (French)
Jourdain (Monsieur)
Journal
Journey
Journey-weight
Jouvence
Jove
Jovial
Joy