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 [ 2 syll. nat-han, na-th-an ] The boy name Nathan is pronounced as NEYTHahN KEY. Nathan is used predominantly in the English language 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. The name Nathania (English) is the female version of Nathan. Nata (Spanish), Natan (Hungarian, Polish, Russian, and Spanish), Nathon (English), Natt (English), and Natty (English) are variants of Nathan. In addition, Nathan is a short form (English) of the name Jonathan (English and German). Nathan is also a short form (English) of the name Nathaniel (English and French). Nate (English pet form) and Nat (English and Hebrew short form) are other variants of Nathan. See also the related form, 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 recent height of its usage in 2004, 0.693% of baby boys were given the name Nathan. Its ranking then was #20. In 2008, its usage was 0.609% and its ranking #21, and it was the most popular within all boy names in its group. In 2008, Nathan was more commonly used than the next most popular name, Jonathan (English and German), by 3.048% . Baby names that sound like Nathan include Nadeem (Arabic), Nadiem (Arabic), Nadim (Arabic), Nandan (Indian), Nandin, Natan (Hungarian, Polish, Russian, and Spanish), Nathon (English), Newton (English), Nodin (English), Noton (English), Knoton (English), Nettuno (Italian), Netuno (Portuguese), and Netanyahu (Hebrew). A famous person named Nathan is Nathan Hale, Soldier, born 6 June 1755 - 22 September 1776, Coventry, Connecticut. KEY: Pronunciation for Nathan: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
