Nathan at a glance
- Meaning
- “he gave”
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Pronunciation
- NAY-thun
- Nicknames
- Nate, Nat
- Other forms
- Natan, Nathaniel
Where the name Nathan comes from
In the Bible, Nathan is a prophet who bravely tells King David that he has done wrong. It is also used as a short form of Nathaniel. The name became common in English after the Reformation and is still widely used.