given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
. It is derived from the
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
Yiddish
Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ve ...
Nussen/Nosson,
Tiberian Hebrew
Tiberian Hebrew is the canonical pronunciation of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) committed to writing by Masoretic scholars living in the Jewish community of Tiberias in ancient Galilee under the Abbasid Caliphate. They wrote in the form of Tiberian ...
Nāṯān). The meaning of the name in Jewish culture could be rendered "he has given" "gift from god"
In the Bible
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Nathan (prophet)
Nathan ( he, נָתָן ''Nāṯān'', "Given"; fl. BC) is a prophet in the Hebrew Bible. His actions are described in the Books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles (especially , ).
Biblical accounts
Nathan was a court prophet in the time of ...
, a prophet who lived in the time of Kings David and Solomon
* Nathan (son of David), son of David and his wife Bathsheba
Nathan of Gaza
Nathan of Gaza ( he, נתן העזתי; 1643–1680) or Nathan Benjamin ben Elisha Hayyim haLevi Ashkenazi or Ghazzati) was a theologian and author born in Jerusalem. After his marriage in 1663 he moved to Gaza, where he became famous as a prophe ...
Nathan Adrian
Nathan Ghar-jun Adrian (born December 7, 1988) is an American competitive swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist who formerly held the American record in the long course 50-meter freestyle event.
In his Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer O ...
(born 1988), American swimmer
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Nathan Aké
Nathan Benjamin Aké (born 18 February 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team. Although he predominantly plays as a centre-back, he has also ...
(born 1995), footballer currently playing for Manchester City
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Nathan Alterman
Nathan Alterman ( he, נתן אלתרמן, August 14, 1910 – March 28, 1970) was an Israeli poet, playwright, journalist, and translator. Though never holding any elected office, Alterman was highly influential in Socialist Zionist politics ...
(1910–70), Israeli poet, journalist, and translator
* Nathan Amos (born 1979), South African born-Israeli rugby player
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Nathan Azarcon
Nathan Peter Hachero Azarcon (born January 29, 1975) is a Filipino musician, nationalist, songwriter, and producer. He is currently the bassist, vocalist and one of the founding members of Filipino rock band Rivermaya. He was also a member of the ...
Filipino bass player and nationalist
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Nathan Beauregard
Nathan Beauregard (born Nathan Bogard; February 1892 (probable) – May 25, 1970) was an American blues singer and guitarist.
Biography
According to researchers Bob Eagle and Eric S. LeBlanc, Nathan Bogard was born in Benton County, Mississ ...
(1890s–1970), American musician
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Nathan Birnbaum
Nathan Birnbaum ( he, נתן בירנבוים; pseudonyms: "Mathias Acher", "Dr. N. Birner", "Mathias Palme", "Anton Skart", "Theodor Schwarz", and "Pantarhei"; 16 May 1864 – 2 April 1937) was an Austrian writer and journalist, Jewish thinker a ...
(1864–1937), Austrian journalist and Jewish philosopher
* Nathan Bostock (born 1960), British banker
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Nathan Brown (rugby league, born 1993)
Nathan Brown (born 1 March 1993) is an Italian international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL.
He previously played for the Wests Tigers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League, an ...
, Australian rugby player
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Nathan Carter
Nathan Kane Tyrone Carter (born 28 May 1990) is a British-born Irish country music singer based in the UK and Ireland. He has released thirteen studio albums and six live albums as of December 2022, five of which peaked at number one, and four ...
(born 1990), Irish country singer
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Nathan Chen
Nathan Chen (born May 5, 1999) is an American figure skater. He is the 2022 Olympic champion, a three-time World champion (2018, 2019, 2021), the 2017 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2017, 2018, 2019), a ten ...
(born 1999), American figure skater
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Nate Clements
Nathan D. Clements (born December 12, 1979) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Ohio State. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills 21st overall in the 2001 NFL Draft, and a ...
Nathan Cooper (disambiguation) Nathan Cooper may refer to:
* Nathan Cooper (Canadian politician)
Nathan Matthew Cooper (born 1980) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 and 2019 Alberta general elections to represent the electoral district of Olds-Didsbury-T ...
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Nathan Cottrell
Nathan Cottrell (born August 2, 1996) is a former American football running back. Cottrell played college football at Georgia Tech.
Early life
Cottrell played high school football at Knoxville West High School.
College career
Cottrell played ...
(born 1996), American football player
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Nathan Deal
John Nathan Deal (born August 25, 1942) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 82nd governor of Georgia from 2011 to 2019. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party in 1992 a ...
(born 1942), American politician and 82nd Governor of Georgia
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Nate Diaz
Nathan Donald Diaz (born April 16, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist who is currently a free agent. Diaz is most known for his time spent fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought for over 15 year ...
(born 1985), American mixed martial artist and UFC fighter
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Nate Ebner
Nathan Ebner (born December 14, 1988) is an American football safety and special teamer who is a free agent, and a rugby sevens player for the United States national rugby sevens team.
Ebner played rugby union (15-a-side) on the US Under-19 ...
(born 1988), American football player and rugby Olympian
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Nathan Fagan-Gayle
Nathan Abraham Lauren Fagan-Gayle (born 2 November 1986, South London), known commercially as Nathan and more recently Starboy Nathan, is an English R&B singer, most famous for his Top 40 singles "Come into My Room" and "Diamonds".
Early life ...
(born 1986), British musician known as Nathan
* Nathan Feuerstein (born 1991), American rapper, known by his stage name NF
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Nathan Fielder
Nathan Joseph Fielder (born May 12, 1983) is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, director, producer, and entrepreneur. He is best known for co-creating, directing, and starring in the Comedy Central parody reality show ''Nathan for You'' (2013 ...
(born 1983), Canadian comedian and host of
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel is geared towards young adults aged 18–34 and carries comedy programmin ...
series
Series may refer to:
People with the name
* Caroline Series (born 1951), English mathematician, daughter of George Series
* George Series (1920–1995), English physicist
Arts, entertainment, and media
Music
* Series, the ordered sets used in ...
Nathan Fillion
Nathan Fillion (; born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian-American actor. He played the leading roles of Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds on '' Firefly'' and its film continuation '' Serenity'', and Richard Castle on '' Castle''. , he was starring as J ...
(born 1971), Canadian actor
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Nathan Fong
Nathan Mark Fong (March 16, 1959 – March 30, 2020) was a Canadian chef, food stylist, media personality and activist.
Early life and education
Nathan Mark Fong was born in West Vancouver on March 16, 1959. His parents were Edna and Robert Fong ...
(1959-2020), Canadian chef
* Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821–1877), Civil War general in the Confederate Army
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Nate Freiman
Nathan Samuel Freiman (born December 31, 1986) is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball in 2013 and 2014. In 2013, baseball writer Tim Brown wrote, "Near as anyone c ...
(born 1986), American baseball player
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Nathan Gamble
Nathan Gamble (born January 12, 1998) is an American actor who made his feature film debut in '' Babel'' (2006), for which he was nominated for a 2007 Young Artist Award. He is best known for his role as Sawyer Nelson in ''Dolphin Tale'' and the ...
(born 1998), American actor
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Nathan Gerry
Nathan Gerry (born February 23, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers as a linebacker and safety. Gerry was drafted b ...
(born 1995), American football player
* Nathan Glantz, American jazz bandleader
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Nathan Goff, Jr.
Nathan Goff Jr. (February 9, 1843 – April 23, 1920) was a United States representative from West Virginia, a Union Army officer, the 28th United States Secretary of the Navy during President Rutherford B. Hayes administration, a United States ...
(1843–1920), US Congressman from West Virginia
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* Nathan Hale (1755–1776), American patriot serving as a spy during the American Revolution
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Nathan Handwerker
Nathan Handwerker (June 14, 1892 – March 24, 1974)Nathan Handwerker at the United States (1891–1974), Polish-American businessman
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Nathan Hartono
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(born 1991), Singaporean-Indonesian singer-songwriter
* Nathan Hauritz (born 1981), Australian cricketer
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Nathan Head
Nathan Head (born 8 October 1980) is a British actor, known for his work in the independent horror film Andrew Jones (filmmaker), ''Theatre Of Fear'' as well as the Netflix Robert_(doll), Robert The Doll series. He trained in Manchester, where h ...
(born 1980), British actor notable for his work in the horror genre
Nathan Jawai
Nathan Leon Jawai (born 10 October 1986) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Darwin Salties of the NBL1 North. Standing at 209 cm, he plays at the power forward and centre positions.
Early life
Born at the Royal Hospi ...
Nathan Jung
Nathan Jung (November 29, 1946 – April 24, 2021) was an American actor and stuntman. Due to his height, he was usually cast in "heavy" or "enforcer" roles.
Career Television
Jung played the character of Genghis Khan on ''Star Trek: The Origina ...
Nathan Kress
Nathan Karl Kress (born November 18, 1992) is an American actor and director. Kress began his career at the age of four, notably appearing in several television commercials and providing the voices of Easy and Tough Pup in the comedy-drama film ...
(born 1992), American actor
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Nathan Lane
Nathan Lane (born Joseph Lane; February 3, 1956) is an American actor. In a career spanning over 40 years he has been seen on stage and screen in roles both comedic and dramatic. Lane has received numerous awards including three Tony Awards, ...
(born 1956), American actor
* Nathan Larson (born 1970), American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and author
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Nathan Law
Nathan Law Kwun-chung ( zh, link=no, t=羅冠聰; born 13 July 1993) is an activist and politician from Hong Kong. As a former student leader, he has been chairman of the Representative Council of the Lingnan University Students' Union (LUS ...
(born 1993), Hong Kong politician
* Nathan Lawrence, American actor
* Nathan Lawson (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
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Nathan Lyon
Nathan Michael Lyon (born 20 November 1987) is an Australian international cricketer. He made his Test debut in 2011 and plays domestic cricket for New South Wales. Lyon is an off spin bowler and a lower-order right-handed batsman. Considered ...
(born 1987), Australian cricketer
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Nathan Lyons
Nathan Lyons (January 10, 1930 – August 31, 2016) was an American photographer, curator, and educator. He exhibited his photographs from 1956 onwards, produced books of his own and edited those of others.
Lyons was also a curator of photography ...
(1930–2016), American photographer, curator and educator
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Nate Mack
Nathan Mack (1891–1965) was a Polish-born American banker. He was the co-founder of the Bank of Nevada and Temple Beth Sholom.
Early life
Nathan Mack was born to a Jewish family on January 27, 1891, in Mielec, Poland. He had two brothers, Harr ...
(1891–1965), Polish-born American banker; co-founder of the Bank of Las Vegas
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Nathan MacKinnon
Nathan Raymond MacKinnon (born September 1, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). MacKinnon was selected first overall by the Avalanche in the 201 ...
(born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player
* Nathan Mavila (born 1995), English footballer
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Nathan McCall
Nathan McCall (born 1955) is an American author and journalist. He has written in the genres of novel, memoir, biography, and social commentary, often focusing on the African-American experience.
Biography
As the stepson of a Navy man, McCall ...
(born 1955), American author
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Nate McLouth
Nathan Richard McLouth (born October 28, 1981) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals. He was pr ...
(born 1981), American baseball player
* Nathan Mensah (born 1998), Ghanaian basketball player
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Nathan Merritt
Nathan Merritt (born 26 May 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. A New South Wales State of Origin representative , he played in the National Rugby League for the South Sydney Rab ...
(born 1982), Australian rugby player
* Nathan Militzok (1923–2009), American basketball player
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Nathan Milstein
Nathan Mironovich Milstein ( – December 21, 1992) was a Russian-born American virtuoso violinist.
Widely considered one of the finest violinists of the 20th century, Milstein was known for his interpretations of Bach's solo violin works and ...
(1903–1992), Ukrainian-American violinist
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* Nathan Peats (born 1990), Australian rugby player
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Nathan Perkovich
Nathan Perkovich (born October 15, 1985) is an professional Croatian American ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for the Florida Everblades in the ECHL. He was selected by the New Jersey Devils ...
(born 1985), American professional ice hockey player
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Nathan Peterman
Nathan Michael Peterman (born May 4, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh following a stint with Tennessee and was selected by the Buffal ...
(born 1994), American football player
* Nathan Post (1881–1938), 7th and 10th Governor of American Samoa
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Nathan Rosen
Nathan Rosen (Hebrew: נתן רוזן; March 22, 1909 – December 18, 1995) was an American-Israeli physicist noted for his study on the structure of the hydrogen atom and his work with Albert Einstein and Boris Podolsky on entangled wave functio ...
(1909-1995), American-Israeli theoretical physicist; originator of the concept of Einstein-Rosen Bridges, also known as wormholes
* Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777–1836), German Jewish banker
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Nate Saint
Nathanael Saint (30 August 19238 January 1956) was an evangelical Christian missionary pilot who, along with four others, was killed in Ecuador while attempting to evangelize the Huaorani people through efforts known as Operation Auca.
Earl ...
Nate Silver
Nathaniel Read Silver (born January 13, 1978) is an American statistician, writer, and poker player who analyzes baseball (see sabermetrics), basketball, and elections (see psephology). He is the founder and editor-in-chief of ''FiveThirtyEigh ...
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
Nathan Lloyd Stewart-Jarrett (born 4 December 1985) is a British actor, best known for starring as Curtis Donovan in the E4 series ''Misfits'' and as Ian in the Channel 4 series ''Utopia''.
Early life
Stewart-Jarrett was born in Wandsworth, ...
(born 1985), British actor
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Nathan Sykes
Nathan James Sykes (born 18 April 1993) is an English singer, best known as a member of the boy band The Wanted. In 2013, Sykes appeared with his bandmates in the E! channel reality television series '' The Wanted Life''. After the band's hiat ...
(born 1974), English rugby player
* Nathan James Sykes (born 1993), English singer, songwriter and record producer
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* Nate Teut (born 1976), Former Major League pitcher for Florida Marlins
* Nathan Trupp (born 1947), American serial killer
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Nathan Zach
Nathan Zach (13 December 1930 – 6 November 2020; Hebrew: נתן זך) was an Israeli poet. Widely regarded as one of the preeminent poets in the country's history, he was awarded the Israel Prize in 1995 for poetry. He was also the recipie ...
(born 1930), Israeli poet
Fictional characters
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Nathan the Wise
''Nathan the Wise'' (original German title: ', ) is a play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing from 1779. It is a fervent plea for religious tolerance. It was never performed during Lessing's lifetime and was first performed in 1783 at the Döbbelinsch ...
, eponymous protagonist in the 1779 play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
* Big Nate, eponymous comic strip character
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Nate the Great
''Nate the Great'' is a series of 30 children's detective stories written by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat featuring the eponymous boy detective, Nate the Great. Sharmat and illustrator Marc Simont inaugurated the series in 1972 with ''Nate the Gre ...
, eponymous protagonist of the book series by Marjorie W. Sharmat
* Nathan, a customer played by Andrew Black in the British web series ''
Corner Shop Show
''Corner Shop Show'' is a British comedy drama web series that premiered on YouTube in March 2014. The series is created by Islah Abdur-Rahman and consists of continuous episodes uploaded on his YouTube channel CornerShopShow, following the adv ...
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* Nathan Bailey, a character in the British soap opera, ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors
* Nathan Cuddington, a character in the British Soap opera, ''Brookside (television programme), Brookside''
* Nathan Detroit, from the stage musical ''Guys and Dolls'', played by Frank Sinatra in the Guys and Dolls (film), film adaptation.
* Nathan Drake (character), Nathan Drake, protagonist of the ''Uncharted'' video games
* Nathan Explosion, a character in the cartoon series ''Metalocalypse''
* Nathan Never, eponymous protagonist of the Italian science fiction comic book
* Nathan Petrelli, a character in the NBC science fiction series ''Heroes''
* Nathan Prescott, antagonist of the ''Life Is Strange (series), Life Is Strange'' video games
* Nathan Roberts (Home and Away), Nathan Roberts, a character in the Australian soap opera, ''Home and Away''
* Nathan Sallery, a character in the British soap opera ''Doctors''
* Nathan Scott, a character in the television series ''One Tree Hill''
* List of Final Destination characters#Nathan Sears, Nathan Sears, a character in the ''Final Destination 5''
* Nathan Stark, a character in the television series ''Eureka (U.S. TV series), Eureka''
* Nathan Summers, a Marvel Comic Book character who a mutant and Super-Hero from the ''X-Men'' and ''X-Force''
* Nathan Williams (EastEnders), Nathan Williams, a character in the British Soap opera ''EastEnders''
* Nathan Young character from the British Channel 4 science fiction comedy-drama Misfits
* Nathan Zuckerman, narrator or protagonist in many of Philip Roth's works of fiction
See also
*Nathan (disambiguation)
*Nathan (surname)
*Natan, a given name and surname
*Nate (given name)
*Jonathan (name)
*Nathaniel
*Special:Prefixindex/Nathan, All pages beginning with Nathan
References
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English masculine given names
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