Given name
Nadab
“willing”·“volunteer”·“generous”
Nadab is a given name from Latin. It is used in Polish.
Original Hebrewנדב
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Nadab means “willing,” “volunteer” or “generous.”
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Where it comes from
Nadab is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb nadab (נדב), “to willingly give.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Nadab appears in Exodus 6:23, Exodus 24:1, Exodus 28:1 and 3 other passages.
- Exodus 6:23
- Exodus 24:1
- Exodus 28:1
- Exodus 10:1-2
- Numbers 3:4
- 1 Kings 15:27
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Nadab’s family of names
In Polish usage, Nadab has a conventional equivalent in the Hebrew form נדב.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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