Name: Nathan
Gender: Male
Usage: Nathan, of biblical origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Nathan are in general originating from Australia, Canada, France, India, Israel, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Nathan across the world, see Natan.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Nathan is: Given, He gives.
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Numerology of the first name Nathan: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 22. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: visionary, successful, leader, innovative, genius.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Successful, Visionary
Ruling planet: Uranus
Colors: Blue, Gray
Gemstones: Sapphire
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The name Nathan is ranked on the 141st position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 3713500 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.051% of the population. The name Nathan has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Nathan for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
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, Nath, Nate and Nathaniel.
Biblical name, meaning ‘he (God) has given’ in Hebrew (cf. Nathaniel). This was the name of a prophet who had the courage to reproach King David for arranging the death in battle of Uriah the Hittite in order to get possession of the latter's wife Bathsheba (2 Samuel 12: 1–15). It was also the name of one of David's own sons. In modern times this name has often been taken as a short form of Nathaniel or of Jonathan.
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