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>Pleased with his concept, Fitch named it Jonathan (after himself) While it may not have been coincidental that Fitch's name was Jonathan, another reason is th

>Pleased with his concept, Fitch named it Jonathan (after himself) While it may not have been coincidental that Fitch's name was Jonathan, another reason is that the Jonathan is a strain of apple, as is the McIntosh (spelled Macintosh for the Apple product).

mattl 3y ago
There’s a McIntosh Hi Fi company which may have had some influence there too.
philwelch 3y ago
Yes, this point is made in the footnote to the exact section you’ve quoted.