Given name

Nátan

“gave”

Nátan is a masculine given name from Hebrew, meaning “gave.” It is used in Faroese.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Nátan means “gave.”

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Where it comes from

Nátan comes from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Hebrew נָתָן (natán, “gave”).

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Nátan’s family of names

In Czech usage, Nátan has a conventional equivalent in the French form Nathan. In Czech usage, Nátan has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Natã.

Walk Nátan’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Nátan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew · Biblical

Nacon

“smitten” · “stricken”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Adán

“earth, man, soil, light brown”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Ahban

“brother of intelligence” · “brother of son”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Nehushtan

“serpent” · “bronze”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Nadab

“willing” · “volunteer”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Ahiman

“my brother is a gift” · “who is my brother?”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Hamran

“red” · “beginner”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Barkan

Barkan is a surname from Hebrew.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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