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English: NAY-thǝn;
Hebrew: Nā-tān |
Nathan is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Hebrew verb נתן meaning to give (standard Hebrew Natan, Yiddish Nussen or Nosson, Tiberian Hebrew Nāṯān). The meaning of the name in Jewish culture could be rendered "he [God] has given" or "he will give".
The related name Elnathan could be rendered "Gift of God". Four different 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 "God has given". Nathan can also be used as a nickname for Nathaniel.
Familiar forms of Nathan used in English include Nat, and Nate.
Nathan, a prophet who lived in the time of Kings David and Solomon
Nathan, son of David and his wife Bathsheba (1 Chr 3:5; Luke 3:31)
In 1 Kings 4:5 Nathan is the name of the father of Azariah and of the father of Zabad, two of Solomon's chief administrators. It is not clear whether both men had the same father
In 2 Samuel 23:36 Nathan from Zobah is listed as the father of Igal
In 1 Chronicles 2:36 another Nathan is listed as a descendant of Jerahmeel, of the tribe of Judah
In 1 Chronicles 11:38 yet another Nathan is the brother of Joel, one of David's elite warriors
In Ezra 8:15–16 Nathan is the name of one of Ezra's companions who are sent to Iddo to ask for temple workers to replace the missing Levites
In Ezra 10:38–44 Nathan son of Binnui is listed as one who divorced a foreign wife and sent her and her children away
Rabbi Nathan (disambiguation), multiple people
Nathan of Gaza, 17th century prophet
Nathan Adrian, American swimmer
Nathan Alterman (1910–70), Israeli poet, journalist, and translator
Nathan Amos, South African born-Israeli rugby union player
Nate 'Tiny' Archibald (born 1948), American basketball player
Nathan Azarcon Filipino Bass player and nationalist
Nathan Beauregard (1890s–1970), American musician
Nate Bender, American aquanaut
Nathan Birnbaum (1864–1937), Austrian journalist and Jewish philosopher
Nathan Brown (born 1993), Australian Rugby League player
Nathan Carter, Irish country singer
Nate Clements (born 1991), American football player
Nathan Coe, Australian soccer player
Nathan Cohen (born 1986), New Zealand world champion and Olympic champion rower
Nathan Connolly, lead guitarist for Snow Patrol
Nathan Deal, American politician and 82nd Governor of Georgia
Nate Ebner (born 1988), American football player in the National Football League
Nathan Einhorn, American journalist
Nathan Fagan-Gayle (born 1986), British musician known simply as Nathan
Nathan Fillion (born 1971), Canadian actor
Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821–1877), Civil War general in the Confederate Army
Nate Freiman (born 1986), American baseball player
Nathan Gamble (born 1998), American actor
Nathan Goff, Jr. (1843–1920), member of the United States Congress from West Virginia
Nathan Greene, American artist
Nathan Hale (1755–1776), an American patriot serving as a spy during the American Revolution
Nathan Handwerker (1891–1974), Polish-American entrepreneur
Nathan Hauritz (born 1981), Australian cricketer
Kris Nathan Humphries (born 1985), American professional basketball player
Nathan Jawai (born 1986), Australian basketball player
Nathan Johnson (disambiguation), several people
Nathan Jonas Jordison (commonly known as Joey Jordison), American drummer for the band Slipknot
Nathan Jung, Chinese American actor and stuntman
Nathan Kress (born 1992), American Actor
Nathan Lane (born 1956), American actor
Nathan Larson (born 1970), American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and author
Nathan Law (born 1993), Hong Kong politician
Nathan Lawr, Canadian singer-songwriter
Nathan Lawrence, American Actor
Nathan Lawson (born 1983), Canadian professional ice-hockey player
Nathan Lyon (born 1987), Australian cricketer
Nathan Lyons (1930–2016), American photographer, curator and educator
Nate Mack (1891-1965), Polish-born American banker; co-founder of the Bank of Las Vegas.
Nathan McCall (born 1955), American author
Nate McLouth (born 1981), American baseball player
Nathan Merritt (born 1982), Indigenous Australian Rugby League player
Nathan Militzok (born 1923), American basketball player
Nathan Milstein (1903–1992), Ukrainian-American violinist
Nathan Peats (born 1990), Australian Rugby League player
Natan Peled (1913–1992), Israeli politician
Nathan Post (1881–1938), 7th and 10th Governor of American Samoa
Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777–1836), German banker and financier
Nathan Robertson (born 1977), English badminton player
Nate Saint (1923–1956), American missionary pilot
Nate Silver (born 1978), American statistician and writer
Nathan Seiberg (born 1956), Israeli theoretical physicist
Nathan Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (born 1985), British actor
Nathan Sykes (born 1974), retired English rugby player
Nathan Sykes (born 1993) former member of British-Irish boyband The Wanted
Natan Yonatan (1923–2004), Israeli poet
Nathan Zach (born 1930), Israeli poet
Nathan Nyamukapa(born 1987), Zimbabwean music director
Nate Diaz UFC fighter
Prince Nathan in the comic strip Prince Valiant
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 character played by Andrew Black in the British web series Corner Shop Show.
Nathan Algren, protagonist of the film The Last Samurai
Nathan Bateman, a software company CEO, who "gives life" to a groundbreaking artificial being in the film Ex Machina.
Captain Nathan Bridger, of the cult science fiction show Seaquest DSV
Nathan Copeland, a character in the video game No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Nathan Detroit, a character in the novel and musical Guys and Dolls
Nathan Drake (character), protagonist of the Uncharted video games
Nathan Explosion, a character in the cartoon series Metalocalypse
Nathan Ford, mastermind of TNT's crime-drama Leverage
Nathan Grantham in the movie Creepshow
Nathan Graves, protagonist of the video game series Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Nathan Hale, protagonist of the PS3 game series Resistance
Nathan Horton, a minor character in the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives
Nate Lahey, fictitious detective in How to Get Away With Murder
Nathan Landau, a character in the novel Sophie's Choice by William Styron
Nathan Never, eponymous protagonist of the Italian science fiction comic book
Nathan Petrelli, a character in the NBC science fiction series Heroes
Nathan Prescott, character featuring in video game Life is Strange by DontNod Entertainment
Nathan Rijckx, the main character in the 2012 short film Death of a Shadow played by Matthias Schoenaerts
Nathan Scott, a character in the television series One Tree Hill
Nathan Sims, a character in the Australian mockumentary series We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year and its follow-up, Angry Boys
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 Wuornos, a character in the television series Haven, based on Stephen King's short story The Colorado Kid
Nathan Zuckerman, narrator or protagonist in many of Philip Roth's works of fiction
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