''Nathu'' (Hindustani नत्थू, نتھو, also rendered ''Nathoo'') is a
Gujarati
Gujarati may refer to:
* something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India
* Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat
* Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
* Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub- ...
name.
Origin and demography
The name is borne by both Hindus and Muslims, as both a given name and as a surname. It is judged by the ''
Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland'' to be of 'unexplained' origin. As of about 2016, 155 people bore the name as a surname in the spelling ''Nathoo'' and 63 in the spelling ''Nathu'' in
Great Britain, and none in
Ireland.
[''The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland'', ed. by Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, and Peter McClure, 4 vols (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016), III, p. 1928 .v. ''Nathoo'' .]
People and characters named ''Nathu''
As a given name
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Nathoo
This is a list of characters that appear in Rudyard Kipling's 1894 ''The Jungle Book'' story collection, its 1895 sequel ''The Second Jungle Book'', and the various film adaptations based on those books. Characters include both human and talking ...
, long-lost son of Messua in ''
The Jungle Book
''The Jungle Book'' (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, ...
''.
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Nathu Dhobi, Punjabi freedom-fighter
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Nathu Khan
Nathu Khan (1920 1971; sometimes spelled as Nathoo), was a Pakistani sarangi player known for introducing solo sarangi playing tradition with difficult phrases. He was associated with Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television Corporation. He was ...
(1920–1971), Pakistani sarangi player
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Nathu Singh (cricketer) (born 1995), Indian cricketer
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Nathu Singh Gurjar
Nathu Singh Gurjar (born 1 January 1951, Dhamsya) is an Indian politician. He was a cabinet minister in Government of Rajasthan led by Vasundhara Raje of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Dausa ...
(born 1951), Indian politician
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Nathu Singh Rathore
Lieutenant General Nathu Singh Rathore was an Indian Army officer from Gumanpura, Rajasthan.
Early years
Singh was born in 1900, although official records say he was born on 10 May 1902 at Gumanpura in the princely state of Dungarpur. He was ...
(1900–?), Indian Army officer
As a surname
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Anup Nathu (born 1960), New Zealand cricketer
References
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Surnames of Indian origin
Surnames of Hindu origin