Given name

Natán

“to give”

Natán is a masculine given name. It is used in Spanish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Natán is a romanization of נתן. נתן possibly goes back to a word meaning “to give.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Natán comes from Hebrew.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Natán’s family of names

In Spanish usage, Natán has a conventional equivalent in the English form Nathan. In Spanish usage, Natán has a related form in Natan. In Spanish usage, Natán has a related form in Natan.

Walk Natán’s family in the name graph

NatánנתןNátanNatanNathanNatã

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Natán has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.

Hebrew

3 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

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 Natán, 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

Names that share Natán’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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