Nathan

\na.tɑ̃\♂French boy's name

A French boy's name of Latin origin, first recorded around Siècle à préciser.

At a glance

GenderMasculine
OriginLatin
First recordedSiècle à préciser
Pronunciation\na.tɑ̃\

Origin and meaning

From Hebrew נָתָן (natán, “gave”). Also short for Jonathan.

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • United States
  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland
  • Israel
  • India/Sri Lanka

Around the world

  • GermanNatan
  • CatalanNatan
  • SpanishNatán
  • PolishNatan
  • RussianНатан
  • CzechNátan

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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