Given name
Ethnan
“a prostitute's hire”
Ethnan is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאתנן
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ethnan means “a prostitute's hire.”
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Where it comes from
Ethnan is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'etnan (אתנן), “the wage of a prostitute.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ethnan appears in 1 Chronicles 4:7.
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Ethnan’s family of names
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Ethnan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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