Nathan - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Nathan \n(a)-

is pronounced NAY-than. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "God has given". Biblical: Nathan was God's prophet during the reigns of David and Solomon. American Revolutionary hero Nathan Hale; critic George Jean Nathan; actor Nathan Lane.

Nathan has 5 variant forms: Nat, Natan, Nate, Nathen and Nathon.

For more information, see also related names Jonathan, Lathan and Nathaniel.

A baby name that sounds like Nathan is Newton.

Nathan is a very common first name for men (#108 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#4569 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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