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What does Nate mean?
Nate 
as a boys' name is of Hebrew origin, and the name Nate means "God has given". Nate is a version of Nathan (Hebrew). Nate is also a derivative of Nathaniel (Hebrew). Biblical: one of the 12 apostles.
STARTS WITH Nat-
Variations
VARIANT Nat▼
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA NATHAN, NATHANIEL Natan, Nathen▼, Nathon, Natty
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Nate Rohan (N.R.), ..
How popular is Nate?
Nate is an uncommonly occurring given name for males but a very prominent surname for all people (#45735 out of 150436, Top 30%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Nate reached its peak position of #1059 in the U.S. in 2007, and is presently at #1734. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Nathan (#48 A YEAR AGO), Nathaniel (#116), Nat, Nathen and Nathon are the prominent alternative forms of Nate (#1734) appearing in the Top 2000. Other forms, like Natan, are uncommon. These forms of Nate were favored as birth names in the year 2004 (USAGE OF 1.1%) and are somewhat less widespread today (USAGE 0.6%, 47.9% LESS), with forms like Nathen becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Nate is alike in pronunciation to Knute. Other recommended sound-alike names are Arte, Dante▲, Harte, Nader, Naeem, Nagel, Nagle, Naim, Nap, Naren, Naser, Nash▲, Nasr, Nata, Natal, Natale, Neale, Nile, Noe, Nye, Pete▼, Sante, Tate▲, Tayte, Waite and Wayte. These names tend to be more frequently used than Nate.
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