Nathan (given name)

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Nathan
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Nathan the Prophet advising king David
PronunciationEnglish: NAY-thǝn;
Hebrew: Nā-tān
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameHebrew
Meaning"He has given"
Other names
Nickname(s)Nate, Nat, Nath
Related namesNatan, Nathaniel, Jonathan

Nathan is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Hebrew verb נָתָן‎ meaning gave (standard Hebrew Natan, Yiddish Nussen/Nosson, Tiberian Hebrew Nāṯān). The meaning of the name in Jewish culture could be rendered "he has given" or "he will give".[1]

The related name Elnathan could be rendered "Gift of El" (Hebrew God). Four people named Elnathan are mentioned in the Hebrew Bible: one at 2 Kings 24:8, and three in Ezra 8:15–20. Similar ancient names are Nathaniel, with the same meaning as Elnathan, and Jonathan which signifies "YHWH has given". Nathan can also be used as a nickname for Nathaniel.

Familiar forms of Nathan used in English include Nat and Nate.

In the Bible[]

Notable people with this name[]

  • Rabbi Nathan (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Nathan of Gaza, 17th century prophet

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  • Nathan Deal (born 1942), American politician and 82nd Governor of Georgia
  • Nate Diaz (born 1985), American mixed martial artist and UFC fighter

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  • Nate Ebner (born 1988), American football player and rugby Olympian

F[]

  • Nathan Fagan-Gayle (born 1986), British musician known as Nathan
  • Nathan Feuerstein (born 1991), American Christian hip hop artist, known by his stage name NF
  • Nathan Fielder (born 1983), Canadian comedian and host of Comedy Central series Nathan For You.
  • Nathan Fillion (born 1971), Canadian actor
  • Nathan Fong (1959-2020), Canadian chef
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821–1877), Civil War general in the Confederate Army
  • Nate Freiman (born 1986), American baseball player


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  • Nathan Gamble (born 1998), American actor
  • Nathan Gerry (born 1995), American football player
  • Nathan Glantz, American jazz bandleader
  • Nathan Goff, Jr. (1843–1920), US Congressman from West Virginia

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  • Nathan Hale (1755–1776), American patriot serving as a spy during the American Revolution
  • Nathan Handwerker (1891–1974), Polish-American businessman
  • Nathan Hartono (born 1991), Singaporean-Indonesian singer-songwriter
  • Nathan Hauritz (born 1981), Australian cricketer
  • Nathan Head (born 1980), British actor notable for his work in the horror genre

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K[]

  • Nathan King (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Nathan Kress (born 1992), American actor

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Fictional characters[]

  • Nathan the Wise, eponymous protagonist in the 1779 play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
  • Big Nate, eponymous comic strip character
  • Nate the Great, eponymous protagonist of the book series by Marjorie W. Sharmat
  • Nathan, a customer played by Andrew Black in the British web series Corner Shop Show.
  • Nathan Bailey, a character in the British soap opera, Doctors
  • Nathan Cuddington, a character in the British Soap opera, Brookside
  • Nathan Detroit, from the stage musical Guys and Dolls, played by Frank Sinatra in the film adaptation.
  • Nathan Drake, protagonist of the Uncharted video games
  • Nathan Explosion, a character in the cartoon series Metalocalypse
  • Nathan Never, eponymous protagonist of the Italian science fiction comic book
  • Nathan Petrelli, a character in the NBC science fiction series Heroes
  • Nathan Prescott, antagonist of the Life Is Strange video games
  • Nathan Roberts, a character in the Australian soap opera, Home and Away
  • Nathan Sallery, a character in the British soap opera Doctors
  • Nathan Scott, a character in the television series One Tree Hill
  • Nathan Sears, a character in the Final Destination 5
  • Nathan Stark, a character in the television series Eureka
  • Nathan Summers, a Marvel Comic Book character who a mutant and Super-Hero from the X-Men and X-Force
  • Nathan Williams, a character in the British Soap opera EastEnders
  • Nathan Young character from the British Channel 4 science fiction comedy-drama Misfits
  • Nathan Zuckerman, narrator or protagonist in many of Philip Roth's works of fiction

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Meaning and etymology of the name Nathan, Abarim Publications
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