Nathan is a masculine

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 fa ...

. It is derived from the Hebrew verb meaning ''gave'' (

standard 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 t ...

Natan,

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 ver ...

Nussen/Nosson, Tiberian Hebrew Nāṯān). The meaning of the name in Jewish culture could be rendered "he has given" "gift from god"

In the Bible

* Nathan (prophet), a prophet who lived in the time of Kings David and Solomon *

Nathan (son of David) Nathan () was the third of four sons born to King David and Bathsheba in Jerusalem. He was a younger brother of Shammuah (sometimes referred to as Shammua or Shimea), Shobab, and Solomon. Although Nathan is the third son raised by David and Bath ...

, son of David and his wife Bathsheba

Notable people with this name

Rabbi Nathan (disambiguation) Rabbi Nathan may refer to: *Nathan the Babylonian, 2nd-century rabbinic sage from the Land of Israel, son of a Babylonian exilarch *Nathan ben Isaac HaBabli, 10th-century Babylonian Jewish historian *Nathan ben Jehiel, 11th-century Italian lexicogr ...

, multiple people * Nathan of Gaza, 17th century prophet

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Nathan Adams Nathan Mark Adams (born 6 October 1991) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He notably played briefly in the Football League for Lincoln City, before stints at Non-league level for Stamford, Lincoln Moorlan ...

(born 1991), footballer * Nathan Adams (programmer) (born 1991), video game developer * Nathan Adrian (born 1988), American swimmer *

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 Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...

* Nathan Alterman (1910–70), Israeli poet, journalist, and translator *

Nathan Amos Nathan Amos ( he, נתן עמוס; born August 11, 1979) is an international rugby union player for Israel. Amos is one of the only Israeli rugby players that played his trade abroad and is the most capped player in Israel . Playing career N ...

(born 1979), South African born-Israeli rugby player * Nathan Azarcon Filipino bass player and nationalist

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* Nathan Beauregard (1890s–1970), American musician *

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 Nathan Mark Bostock (born October 1960) is a British banker, and was the CEO of Santander UK, until leaving the role in 2022. Early life Nathan Bostock was born in October 1960. He has a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Career Bostock started ...

(born 1960), British banker * Nathan Brown (rugby league, born 1993), 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 fou ...

(born 1990), Irish country singer * Nathan Chen (born 1999), American figure skater * Nate Clements (born 1979), American football player *

Nathan Coe Nathan Coe (born 1 June 1984) is an English–Australian goalkeeper who currently plays for Australian club Bentleigh Greens. Club career The son of former National Soccer League and Australian under 23 goalkeeper Martin Coe, he was educa ...

(born 1984), Australian soccer player *

Nathan Cohen (critic) Samuel Nathan Cohen known as Nathan Cohen (16 April 1923 – 26 March 1971) was a Canadian theatre critic and broadcaster. Cohen was considered the country's only serious drama critic during the first two decades following World War II, the perio ...

(1923-1971), Canadian theatre critic and broadcaster * Nathan Cohen (rower) (born 1986), New Zealand rower * Nathan Daniel Beau Connolly (born 1977), American historian, professor, and podcaster * Nathan Connolly (born 1981), lead guitarist for Snow Patrol *

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-Th ...

, multiple people *

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 play ...

(born 1996), American football player

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* Nathan Deal (born 1942), American politician and 82nd Governor of Georgia * Nate Diaz (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 a ...

(born 1988), American football player and rugby Olympian

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* Nathan Fagan-Gayle (born 1986), British musician known as Nathan *

Nathan Feuerstein Nathan John Feuerstein (born March 30, 1991), known by his initials NF (stylized as ИF), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has released two EPs, ''I'm Free'' (2012), and a self-titled EP in 2014 with Capitol ...

(born 1991), American rapper, known by his stage name NF * Nathan Fielder (born 1983), Canadian comedian and host of Comedy Central series

Nathan For You ''Nathan for You'' is an American docu-reality comedy television series starring Canadian comedian Nathan Fielder. The series was created by Fielder and Michael Koman and premiered on February 28, 2013, on the American cable television network C ...

. * Nathan Fillion (born 1971), Canadian actor * Nathan Fong (1959-2020), Canadian chef *

Nathan Bedford Forrest Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821October 29, 1877) was a prominent Confederate Army general during the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan from 1867 to 1869. Before the war, Forrest amassed substantial wealt ...

(1821–1877), Civil War general in the Confederate Army * Nate Freiman (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 * Nathan Gerry (born 1995), American football player *

Nathan Glantz Nathan Glantz was an early 20th-century American jazz bandleader. Nathan Glantz and His Orchestra Nathan Glantz and His Orchestra had a number of aliases. The orchestra produced many recordings, including the following compositions: * ''June Nig ...

, American jazz bandleader * Nathan Goff, Jr. (1843–1920), US Congressman from West Virginia

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Nathan Hale Nathan Hale (June 6, 1755 – September 22, 1776) was an American Patriot, soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission in New York City but was captured b ...

(1755–1776), American patriot serving as a spy during the American Revolution * Nathan Handwerker (1891–1974), Polish-American businessman * Nathan Hartono (born 1991), Singaporean-Indonesian singer-songwriter * Nathan Hauritz (born 1981), Australian cricketer * Nathan Head (born 1980), British actor notable for his work in the horror genre

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* Nate James (disambiguation), multiple people * Nathan Jawai (born 1986), Australian basketball player *

Nathan Johnson (disambiguation) Nathan Johnson may refer to: *Nate Johnson (meteorologist), American meteorologist *Nathan Johnson (abolitionist) (1797–1880), African-American abolitionist *Nathan Johnson (canoeist) (born 1976), American Olympic canoer *Nathan Johnson, conspira ...

, several people *

Nathan Leigh Jones Nathan Leigh Jones (born 6 April 1981) is an Australian musician, public speaker and voice over artist. He has an honours degree in psychology and researches the effects of music and words on emotion. He also teaches in the area of communication ...

, Australian musician and speaker * Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison (1975-2021), American drummer for the band Slipknot * Nathan Jung (1946–2021), American actor and stuntman

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Nathan King (disambiguation) Nathan King may refer to: * Nathan King (curler) (born 1999), Canadian curler * Nathan King (musician) (born 1970), English musician * Nathan King (singer-songwriter) (born 1978), New Zealand singer-songwriter * Nathan King, paternal great-grandfa ...

, multiple people * Nathan Kress (born 1992), American actor

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* Nathan Lane (born 1956), American actor * Nathan Larson (born 1970), American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and author * Nathan Law (born 1993), Hong Kong politician *

Nathan Lawrence ''Tucker'' is an American sitcom created by Ron Milbauer and Terri Hughes, that aired on NBC from October 2, 2000 to April 2, 2001. Eight episodes were broadcast in pairs during rerun season in March 2001. Premise Tucker's parents have divorced ...

, American actor * Nathan Lawson (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player * Nathan Lyon (born 1987), Australian cricketer * Nathan Lyons (1930–2016), American photographer, curator and educator

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* Nate Mack (1891–1965), Polish-born American banker; co-founder of the Bank of Las Vegas * Nathan MacKinnon (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player *

Nathan Mavila Nathan Mabi-Mavila (born 15 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Al Faisaly in the Jordanian Pro League Early life Mavila is from the Brixton district of Lambeth, London. He began playing Sunday l ...

(born 1995), English footballer * Nathan McCall (born 1955), American author * Nate McLouth (born 1981), American baseball player * Nathan Mensah (born 1998), Ghanaian basketball player * Nathan Merritt (born 1982), Australian rugby player *

Nathan Militzok Nathan Militzok (May 3, 1923 – May 14, 2009) was an American professional basketball player. He played the forward position for various teams, including the New York Knicks. Early life Militzok, who was Jewish, was born in The Bronx, New York. ...

(1923–2009), American basketball player * Nathan Milstein (1903–1992), Ukrainian-American violinist

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Nathan Peats Nathan Peats (born 5 October 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League. Peats previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Parramatta Eels and the Gold ...

(born 1990), Australian rugby player * Nathan Perkovich (born 1985), American professional ice hockey player *

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 Nathan Woodworth Post (August 3, 1881 – May 30, 1938) was the governor of American Samoa. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1904, and commanded and the Naval Recruiting Station in Omaha, Nebraska. He served two terms as ...

(1881–1938), 7th and 10th Governor of American Samoa

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* Nathan Rosen (1909-1995), American-Israeli theoretical physicist; originator of the concept of

Einstein-Rosen Bridges A wormhole (Einstein-Rosen bridge) is a hypothetical structure connecting disparate points in spacetime, and is based on a special solution of the Einstein field equations. A wormhole can be visualized as a tunnel with two ends at separate po ...

, also known as wormholes *

Nathan Mayer Rothschild Nathan Mayer Rothschild (16 September 1777 – 28 July 1836) was an English-German banker, businessman and financier. Born in Frankfurt am Main in Germany, he was the third of the five sons of Gutle (Schnapper) and Mayer Amschel Rothschild, an ...

(1777–1836), German Jewish banker

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* Nate Saint (1923–1956), American missionary pilot * Nathan Seiberg (born 1956), Israeli theoretical physicist *

Nathan Shepherd (American football) Nathan Daniel Shepherd (born October 9, 1993) is a Canadian professional American football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Simon Fraser and Fort Hays State. Earl ...

(born 1993), Canadian-American football player * Nate Silver (born 1978), American statistician and writer * Nathan Smith (disambiguation), multiple people * Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (born 1985), British actor * Nathan Sykes (born 1974), English rugby player * Nathan James Sykes (born 1993), English singer, songwriter and record producer

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Nate Teut Nathan Mark Teut (pronounced "TOYT") (born March 11, 1976) is an American former baseball pitcher. He played for the Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball in . Career Teut was drafted in the 4th round of the 1997 MLB draft by the Chicago Cubs ...

(born 1976), Former Major League pitcher for Florida Marlins *

Nathan Trupp Nathan Nicholas Trupp (born 1947) is an American serial killer. He murdered at least five victims in New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuq ...

(born 1947), American serial killer

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* Nathan Zach (born 1930), Israeli poet

Fictional characters

* Nathan the Wise, eponymous protagonist in the 1779 play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing *

Big Nate ''Big Nate'' (stylized as ''big NATE'' in the comic collections and ''BiG NATE'' in the books) is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Lincoln Peirce, syndicated since January 7, 1991. The strip follows sixth-grader Nate Wright, ...

, eponymous comic strip character * Nate the Great, 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''. * Nathan Bailey, a character in the British soap opera, '' Doctors * Nathan Cuddington, a character in the British Soap opera, '' Brookside'' *

Nathan Detroit ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also bo ...

, from the stage musical '' Guys and Dolls'', played by

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular ...

in the

film adaptation A film adaptation is the transfer of a work or story, in whole or in part, to a feature film. Although often considered a type of derivative work, film adaptation has been conceptualized recently by academic scholars such as Robert Stam as a dial ...

. * Nathan Drake, protagonist of the '' Uncharted'' video games * Nathan Explosion, a character in the cartoon series '' Metalocalypse'' *

Nathan Never 200px, Cover for ''Nathan Never'' #1. ''Nathan Never'' is a black-and-white, science fiction Italian comic book, published monthly in Italy since 1991 by Sergio Bonelli Editore. It is written by Michele Medda, Antonio Serra and Bepi Vigna. Ar ...

, eponymous protagonist of the Italian science fiction comic book *

Nathan Petrelli ''Heroes'' is an American superhero drama television series created by Tim Kring that aired on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006, to February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover that they have supe ...

, a character in the NBC science fiction series ''Heroes'' * Nathan Prescott, antagonist of the '' Life Is Strange'' video games * Nathan Roberts, a character in the Australian soap opera, ''Home and Away'' *

Nathan Sallery ''Doctors'' is a British medical soap opera which began broadcasting on BBC One on 26 March 2000. Set in the fictional West Midlands town of Letherbridge, the soap follows the lives of the staff and patients of the Mill Health Centre, a fictiona ...

, a character in the British soap opera ''Doctors'' * Nathan Scott, a character in the television series ''One Tree Hill'' * Nathan Sears, a character in the ''

Final Destination 5 ''Final Destination 5'' is a 2011 American 3D supernatural horror film directed by Steven Quale and written by Eric Heisserer. It is the fifth installment in the ''Final Destination'' film series and a prequel to the first film. ''Final Dest ...

'' * Nathan Stark, a character in the television series '' Eureka'' *

Nathan Summers Cable (Nathan Christopher Charles Summers) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with X-Force and the X-Men. The child Nathan first appeared as a newborn infant in ''The Un ...

, a Marvel Comic Book character who a mutant and Super-Hero from the ''X-Men'' and ''X-Force'' * Nathan Williams, a character in the British Soap opera ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...

'' *

Nathan Young Nathan Young is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 science fiction comedy-drama ''Misfits'', portrayed by Robert Sheehan. He first appeared in Series 1 Episode 1 and departed in a webisode entitled "Vegas Baby!" after Sheehan quit th ...

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

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