Origin and meaning of Nathan

Nathan
Hebrew
Male
Gift of God
Meaning&Origin
Nathan is a Hebrew boys name.
The meaning of the name is `Gift of God`.
Where is it used?
The name Nathan is mainly used in English and in the bible.
It is an abbreviated form of
Nathaniel, used in English and in the bible.
Jonathan, used in English and in the bible.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Natan (In Jewish)
If it's too long people might use:
In English: Nat
See also
In Italian: Natanaele
In English: Jonty
In English: Jonathon
In English: Johnathan
In English: Johnathon
In English: Jon
In the bible and in Scandinavian: Nathanael
Statistics
The name Nathan was given to 13497 babies in the USA in 2004. Nathan was the number 39 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 14407 babies making it the number 20 name that year.
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