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Such a good name! I like it more as a nickname for Nathaniel than a name on its own, but either way it's lovely and timeless.
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Boring.
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I think Nathan is a beautiful name. It is strong, handsome, and timeless. It ages with flawless grace, and it rolls off the tongue smoother than butter. I also appreciate the nickname “Nathan”. Overall, I think Nathan is a wonderful name.
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Nathan Yaffe is a digital artist, best known for being 1/4 of the YouTube comedy drawing series Drawfee. https://twitter.com/AtNathanYaffe https://www.youtube.com/@Drawfee
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Nathan Joseph Fielder is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, director, and producer. He is known for his awkward persona and involvement in works that blur reality and fiction. His accolades include an Independent Spirit Award and a WGA Award, as well as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award.
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Dated.
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Nathan Bedford Forrest was a Tennesse Confederate General, first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, and late in life, a notable southerner who advocated for the harmony of the white and black races.
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Also Dutch: https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Nathan
Also Italian (Modern):
https://www.behindthename.com/name/nathan/top/italy
https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natan_(figlio_di_Davide) - listed as a variant
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Also Italian (Modern):
https://www.behindthename.com/name/nathan/top/italy
https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natan_(figlio_di_Davide) - listed as a variant
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Nathan Francis Mossell (1856 – 1946) was an American physician. He was the first African-American graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1882. He did post-graduate training at hospitals in Philadelphia and London. In 1888, he was the first black physician elected as member of the Philadelphia County Medical Society in Pennsylvania. He helped found the Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School in West Philadelphia in 1895, which he led as chief-of-staff and medical director until he retired in 1933.
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Nathan Scott from 'One Tree Hill' is portrayed by James Lafferty.
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Are you sure this isn't a shortened form of Jonathan? Because that would help if two people in your group are named John.
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I think Nathan is a very handsome sounding name. I do like Nate as a nickname. Nathaniel used to be my favourite name but now I prefer the simplicity of Nathan.
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This overused name has no feminine equivalent, what a creepy name.
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I think the name Nathan is wonderful, I have a friend and he is really nice. When you say that the name is garbage you are wrong it is handsome, kind, loyal, caring, and a lot more. The name means "gift of God" you should be glad if you have this name and do not be rude about it.
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I just don't like it. It sounds dull to me.
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Colonel Nathan R. Jessep was the main antagonist from the 1992 film “A Few Good Men,” where he delivers the famous movie quote “You can’t handle the truth!”
Nathan was also the boy who antagonizes Jimmy and Timmy from South Park.
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Nathan was also the boy who antagonizes Jimmy and Timmy from South Park.
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I love this name! It's very handsome, it ages well, and sounds handy and smart, too! I would totally use Nathan for a baby boy in the future!
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I don't like this name much. It looks boring, like something is missing. Just not nice, not much elegance either.
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Nathan Elias Hamill (b. 1979), the eldest son, and first child, of actor Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, voice of the Joker in several Batman cartoons). Nathan Hamill is a toy-maker and creative personality.
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Much nicer than Nathaniel, and better than Nate, too. Nate is also nice, I guess. I dunno. It's a fine name, not great, but not bad at all.
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Makes me think of a middle school bully.
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Nathan Drake (Born Nathan Morgan) is the main playable protagonist of the Uncharted video game series.
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Nathan Clark is a musical artist better known as DJ Nate.
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Nathan East is a smooth jazz bass guitarist, the bassist of the smooth jazz group Fourplay.
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Nathan Foley is an Australian singer-songwriter and TV personality; best known for being a former member of Australian children’s group Hi-5, as well as being a contestant on The Voice Australia and for his widely popular song She Devil.
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Nathan seems like one of those marmite names; people either love it or hate it, I will take exception to that and say it's just Meh.
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Not bad.
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Really nice name.
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My name and I kinda hate it a little. Boring.
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In my opinion, Nathan is an awesome name! And ain't nobody should hate on it.
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This name is wonderful.
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Nathan John Feuerstein, known by his initials NF, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter.
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Very sophisticated. Also international!
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I don't like this.
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Nathan is a very cool name. People named Nathan tend to be handsome.
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So beautiful I love it.
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Trash.
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This is a great name! It’s a little overused but it’s wonderfully old fashioned. It makes me think of a poor but happy 19th-century farmer in overalls and a straw hat. This is also the name of my crush, so it also makes me think of a loud, slightly silly guy with cutely crooked teeth.
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Nathan Joshua Prescott is a secondary antagonist in the game "Life is Strange" by DONTNOD Entertainment.
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In 2018, 6 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Nathan* who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 111th most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.
*as a first name, not a nickname.
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*as a first name, not a nickname.
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I think it's fine as a given name, but I prefer it as a nickname for Nathaniel.
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I personally love the name and think all men should use it.
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This name is decent at best. What am I saying? It's totally GARBAGE!
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Famous Bearer: Hockey player Nathan MacKinnon for the Colorado Avalanche.
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Good name, don't like Nate.
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This is a delightful name if you're a nonce.
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I find it is an extremely attractive name ;-) but reminds me of a nonce I once knew.
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What a beautiful name, I love it. I'm so blessed to have this as my name.
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Pronounced NAH-thoo-NAh.
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I like this name. One of my best friends is named Nathan. He's nice and very funny.
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My name is Nathan. I came in here to see if people actually liked the name given to me at birth and I am pleasantly surprised! I’ve always liked my name but my mom said when I was a baby they almost called me Aidan, and I love that name but I’m okay with the one I have now. It also flows with my full name; Nathan Liam J___. Has a ring to it, I think.
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Ewwwwww barf in my mouth. Such an ugly name ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew blagh nasty. I'm never gonna name my kid this. That would be such a mistake.
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Nathan Chen is an American figure skater. He is the 2017 Four Continents champion, 2016–17 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, and 2017 U.S. national champion. Earlier in his career, he won bronze at the 2014 World Junior Championships and gold at the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final.
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Nathan Jay "Nate" Berkus is an American interior designer, author, and television personality. He runs the Chicago interior design firm Nate Berkus Associates and has been a regularly featured guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, offering design advice to viewers as well as coordinating surprise make-overs for people's homes. He has released numerous lines of products and authored several books.
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Nathanaele Koll, known professionally as Nathan Trent, is an Austrian singer. He will represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Running on Air". On 18 June 2016, Trent released his debut single "Like It Is". On 19 December 2016, Trent was announced as the Austrian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. His song, "Running on Air", was released on 28 February 2017.
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It is a very weird name.
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Nathan has always been a strange name to me, not sure why.
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Nathan Wuornos is a character from the television series, Haven. He is portrayed by Canadian actor, Lucas Bryant.
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According to (http://www.babynames.ch/Info/Series/psFrParisYearly) Nathan did not reach the top 100s for all years listed (2008-2015) in Paris, France. But Nathan (in 2014) reached 9th place from counting all the total births in the entire country of France.
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Nathan is the first name of the main protagonist Nathan Drake in the video game series Uncharted.
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I am Chinese. I like the name. It sounds simple but it reminds me of a young man, handsome and gentle.
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Being a fan of Repo! The Genetic Opera, the character of Nathan Wallace immediately comes to mind when I hear the name Nathan. He was kind of crazed, so I wouldn't call that a good association, ha ha. Still, it's not a bad name otherwise, and most people probably won't come to this association from hearing the name.
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The youngest of my 3 sons is Nathan, I love the name! It was my first pick, just needed my husband's ok! He agreed, he's now 13 and the name is not super popular which I like! He gets called Nate a lot which is ok with him.
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Nathan is also an Indian name meaning from god. Indian names containing "nath" in general are a reference to god.
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The name Nathan is such a cute, cute name for a guy! I 100% love this name. :D.
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I don't care for this name. Nathaniel is far superior in my opinion.
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My brother's name is Nathan, he's currently 13 and mainly gets called, "Nathan" not many people shorten it, but when they do he gets "Nath" or "Nathman" the annoying thing is that our last name is 'Smith' so there's quite a few of them around. But overall he loves it, it flows well with his middle name too, "Thomas",
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Nathan Swift (also known as Kazemaru Ichirouta) is a character in Inazuma Eleven.
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Related name: Jonathan.
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In france, Nathans are like the new Kevins, in that it's become very very common for little boys.
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I never really liked this name until I saw the movie Abduction. Now, I don't mind it. Funny how certain people can change your perception of a name.
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Dr. Nathan Stark was a brilliant scientist and Head of Global Dynamics in the Syfy series Eureka. He was portrayed by actor Ed Quinn.
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I agree with Nathan. Zhang's opinion above. One of the characters that I have created for my books bears this name, and though it is a cool, handsome, intelligent and slightly dark name, he is the object of no one's affections. He is also a soldier, and dies young. I love this name, but I wouldn't name my son this because there are names I love even more.
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I have a friend named Nathan. We call him "Nate" occasionally. It's funny; he flies into a rage when someone calls him "Nathaniel."
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Nathan Darmody is the guitarist of the band Allstar Weekend.
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"Why it's good ol' reliable Nathan... Nathan, Nathan, Nathan Detroit!"
(from GUYS AND DOLLS)
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(from GUYS AND DOLLS)
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The prophet Nathan was a wise counselor to King David in the Old Testament. Ref: Chapter 12 in the Second book of Samuel.
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Nathan is one of the main characters in British speculative fiction series 'Misfits', about a group of young offenders who gain superpowers.
There's also the eponymous Nathan in the short British comedy series, 'Nathan Barley'.
Because of these two characters I always associate the name with someone who doesn't take life seriously and is a bit of an irritating attention seeker... but in an oddly charming way.
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There's also the eponymous Nathan in the short British comedy series, 'Nathan Barley'.
Because of these two characters I always associate the name with someone who doesn't take life seriously and is a bit of an irritating attention seeker... but in an oddly charming way.
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Nathan is the protagonist of the play "Nathan the Wise" by German writer Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, published in 1779.
The play is a fervent plea for religious tolerance, friendship and the need for communication.
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The play is a fervent plea for religious tolerance, friendship and the need for communication.
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Nathan means "gave", not "giver" (that would be "Noten"). The implication is "God gave" (like the name "Yonathan"). [noted -ed]
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Nathan is used in modern Hebrew, too. It is pronounced "NA-tan".
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Photographer Goran Tačevski and fashion designer Klára Nademlýnská have a son Nathan Tačevski.
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Wow, I love this name and have ever since I was a kid. I am so sad that it has spiked in popularity since 1980, so it won't be as unique 20 years from now. Oh well.
I don't like "Nate" as a nickname, I would just use the full Nathan. Someone mentioned Nathan as a nickname for Jonathan. That's a neat idea! I like it.
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I don't like "Nate" as a nickname, I would just use the full Nathan. Someone mentioned Nathan as a nickname for Jonathan. That's a neat idea! I like it.
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Frank Sinatra played Nathan Detroit in the 1955 movie Guys and Dolls.
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A famous Bearer: Nathan Kress (actor).
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A very strong, masculine name and I think it ages well too. I recently had a son and named him Nathan and so far have only had good comments on it.
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I really like this name. It sounds masculine, yet modern and it just would be cute on a little boy, but isn't a name you could grow out of. I would definitely consider naming my son Nathan, or Nathanael "Nathan".
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Nathan Wallace, aka Repo Man!
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Nathan Fillion is a wonderful actor, well known for his roles in series such as Firefly, One Life To Live, and Castle.
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My younger brother uses Nathan as a nickname for Jonathan. I've never heard of anyone else doing this, it's a bit unusual.
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Nathan Hindmarsh plays rugby league in Australia for the Parramatta Eels, one of the best tackler in the competition!
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I have Nathan as a middle name and hated it for years. I always questioned my parents as to why they chose it, and the answer was "as an option in case you didn't like your first name."
Now, I've never liked my first name either, especially as it's becoming very common and says very little about me. But when people hear my middle name it always draws positive comments, to the extent that I'm considering taking my parent's option and just introducing myself as Nathan, or Nate, from now on.
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Now, I've never liked my first name either, especially as it's becoming very common and says very little about me. But when people hear my middle name it always draws positive comments, to the extent that I'm considering taking my parent's option and just introducing myself as Nathan, or Nate, from now on.
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I happen to be named "Nathan". My name originally was "Nanthan", but that was Chinglish and I got it changed in high school after becoming a US citizen. My impression of the name, given my interests (aviation, commerce, and military matters) is that the name would do well for someone who leads a large group of people, such as airline pilots and managers and ATC and AAE (airport executives), Chief Executive Officers of multinational and transnational (and soon transplanetary) corporations, and for military commanders of Colonel rank and above. In fact, that is one of my career desires - to join the military after I graduate from college and work for promotion to General. When I do that I guess I will add more value to this name. The reason not a lot of people have the name is because having the name and knowing what it means usually results in selfless giving (such as being a soldier) and dying young. It should never be given to any objects of affection.
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I think this is a perfect name for a boy. Not too delicate, not too rough. Nathan could be anything from an all-star athlete to a corporate millionare. Highly recommended.
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Number 20 for boys in 2005.
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In the movie "The Patriot" one of the main character's son's names is Nathan. I don't know who plays him though.
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A character in "Hereos" named Nathan who has the superpower of being able to fly.
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Nathan McCaughey is one of the McCaughey spetuplets. No famous mommy or daddy, but he's a rare multiple.
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In some of Philip Roth's novels, the character of the writer Nathan Zuckerman functions as the author's alter ego.
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Nathan (1986) is Eminem´s brother.
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Nathan is also a Tamil name, meaning "son of God".
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On a man (not a child, thank you) this name is the perfect blend of brains and sexy. This guy is the star football player who gets straight A's in High school. Grows up to be a Lawyer, Doctor, CEO but drives his motorcycle to work. This name is so freakin hot!
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The Hebrew pronunciation of the name Nathan is Nat-an, or just leave out the "h" in the name.
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I don't necessarily know where this came from, but in a family origin scroll, that supposedly dates back 600 years, the name Nathan means profit, or at least the Middle-Eastern/Hebrew form of Nathan. Now the English could have reformed and misshapen the word anyway they'd like, so the origin of the name could have been reformed by different cultures, as many are. Have A Nice Day. ^^)
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I know some more uses of Nathan:
*Nathan Exploson, the singer for the band Dethklok on the TV show Metalocalpyse.
*Nathan Arizona and his kidnapped son, Nathan Jr. from "Raising Arizona"
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*Nathan Exploson, the singer for the band Dethklok on the TV show Metalocalpyse.
*Nathan Arizona and his kidnapped son, Nathan Jr. from "Raising Arizona"
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My younger brother's name is Nathan as well. I think it is a perfect balance of civilization yet strong masculinity. The prophet Nathan in the Old Testament was a man of great faith in God and courage to stand up to King David when he sinned. I hope and pray that my brother becomes a man of great faith and courage.
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My little brother's name. I love my brother's name, even if it is annoying when people call him Nathaniel.
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I love the name Nathan, but don't like Nate. Almost everyone I know named Nathan is called Nate, and most of them are very anoying. It is way too common in my opinion, but I love Nathan.
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I agree, "Nate" is such a dignified nickname and not heard too often. Yet it's still recognizable! Perfect balance.
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Nathan is a great name. If I named my son this I would definitely call him Nate. You don't hear it that often.
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I love the name Nathan. It reminds of a man who is kind, gentle and rugged and handsome. It is popular but not overly so, I can't think of any that have been in my son's classrooms.
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Nathan Lane is a bearer of this name. He is a funny actor with a classic voice. He is a real chief actor. Probably one of the best in hollywood.
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My brother's name is Nathan and everyone calls him Nate. I really like the name, I don't see it much. I've only met one other Nathan in my entire life.
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I love this name for a boy, it's one name I will never get sick of hearing. Hope to have a son one day and name him Nathan Grant.
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Nathan Hale was a captain in the American Revolution. He was sent as a spy to find valuable information behind the English lines (to help George Washington), but was caught and hung at around 21 years old. His dying speech and confession was, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
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In Russian it is Nafan.
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This name is pronounced nah-tahn in Hebrew.
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