Nathan (given name)
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | Gift from God |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Nathanael, Jonathan |
Nathan is a male given name, from Hebrew נתן meaning gift from God (standard Hebrew Natan, Yiddish Nussen or Nosson, Tiberian Hebrew Nāṯān). Familiar forms of Nathan used in English include Nat, Nath (pronounced nay-th) and Nate.
It may refer to:
In the Hebrew Bible
- Nathan (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
In later times
- Rabbi Nathan, 2nd century tanna
- Nathan of Gaza, a 17th century "prophet"
- Nathan Birnbaum (1864-1937), Austrian journalist and Jewish philosopher
- Nathan Coe, Australian soccer player
- Nathan Einhorn, American journalist
- Nathan Fagan-Gayle (born 1986), British musician known simply as Nathan
- 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
- Nathan Lane, American Actor
- Nathan Lewis, British actor
- Nathan McCall (born 1955), American author
- Nathan Milstein (1903-1992), Ukrainian-American violinist
- Nathan Robertson (born 1977), English badminton player
- Nate Saint (1923–1956), American missionary pilot
See also
- Nathan (disambiguation page)
- Nathan (surname)
- Jonathan (name)
- Nathanael
- All pages beginning with Nathan
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