Meaning  The name Nathan has the following meaning: A gift from God. This is the name of a prophet and also a son of King David in the Old Testament.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys. Popularity
As a baby boy name, Nathan is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 26 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Nathan fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 3 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 24 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Nathan in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Nathan is pronounced as nay-thun Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Nathan and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Nathan: Boys - Adam, Alpheus, Carmine, Danyele, Deror, Eben, Ebenezer, Ezra, Hiram, Israel, Jamin, Jared, Malachi, Meyer, Naftali, Nehemiah, Nili, Nimrod, Omarion, Samuel, Girls - Leva, Rella, Selah, Tamya, Both genders - Dagan, Elsie, MicahVariants Popular Variants for the name Nathan: Naethan, Natan (Spanish), Natanael (Swedish), Nate (Nickname), Nathann, Nathean, Nathen, Nathian, Nathin, Nathon, Nathun, Nathyn, Nattee, Nattey, Natthan, Natti, Natty, Nayan, Naythan, NethanNicknames Common nicknames for the name Nathan are: Nat, Nate
Style We think the name Nathan should fall under the following style category: Biblical. See other Biblical boy namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Nathan to be: Capable, trustworthy quiet chapIn one word, you might describe Nathan as a(n) " capable" person. See other "capable" names for boys. |
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Meaning of name Nathan
