Meaning and origin of Nathan

The boy's name Nathan \n(a)-than\ 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 popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Nathan

Origin: Biblical

Meaning: 'Given, giving, rewarded'


Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: Gift from God.
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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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