Nathan

Nathan \nat-han, na-th-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Nathan is pronounced as NEY-THahN in English ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Nathan: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Nathan?

Nathan is used predominantly in the English and Hebrew languages, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. The name is of the meaning gift. Biblical name derived literally from the element 'nathan' which means to give. The name was borne in the Bible by a prophet who criticized David for planning the death of Uriah so as to marry the latter's wife. It was also borne by one of the sons of David. The name was taken up by English Puritans in the 17th century, and it saw a revival in the late 19th century. In addition, Nathan is a contraction (English) of the name Jonathan name (English, German, and Hebrew). Nathan a contraction (English and Hebrew) of the name meaning of Nathaniel (English and French). The name nicknames for Nathania (English) is the female version of Nathan. The name Nathan is widely used; it has 26 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English consist of Cathan meaning, name Kathan meaning, Naethan name variations, name Natanael origin, baby name Nathann, Nathean name variations, what does the name Nathen mean, what does the name Nathian mean, Nathin name, Nathon pronounciation, Nathun name, name Nathyn, Natt definition, what does the name Nattee mean, meaning of Nattey, what does the name Natthan mean, Natti meaning, short names for Nattie, name Natty meaning, name Nayan, Naythan name popularity, and Nethan name variations. The contraction Nat meaning of name (also used in Hebrew), and the pet form Nate meaning are other English variants. Nata name (Spanish) and Natan meaning and origin (Hungarian, Polish, Russian, and Spanish) are foreign variants of Nathan. See also the related forms, Lathan meaning of name and name Nathanael (English, French, and German). Nathan is a very popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1940s. At the height of its usage in 2004, 0.693% of baby boys were given the name Nathan. Its ranking then was #20. In 2010, its usage was 0.554% and its ranking #27, and it was the most popular within all boy names in its group. In 2010, Nathan was more commonly used than the next most popular name, Jonathan meaning, by 2.176% .

A famous person named Nathan is Nathan Hale, Soldier, born 6 June 1755 - 22 September 1776, Coventry, Connecticut.

List of baby names that sound like Nathan:

Nathen meaning (English), name Nathon (English), Nathun pronounciation, name Naythan, Nadeam name variations, Nadeem meaning (Arabic), Nadeim definition, nicknames for Nadiem (Arabic), name Nadim meaning (Arabic and English), name Nadym, meaning of Naethan, name Nandan (Indian), Nanden name variations, Nandin name, Nandon definition, Nandun definition, baby name Nandyn, name Nantan origin, Nanten name popularity, and nicknames for Nantin.

The baby name Nathan fun facts:

The name Nathan in reverse order is "Nahtan".

The numerological value of the name Nathan is number 4 and 22, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth+ The Master Builder, large endeavors, powerful force, leadership.

How popular is Nathan?

Nathan is in the top names in USA.