Nate
/neɪt/
Nate proper noun: a diminutive of the male given names Nathan, Nathanael and Nathaniel, and also a female given name Natalie.
Proper noun (1)
Nate
- A diminutive of the male given names Nathan, Nathanael and Nathaniel, and also a female given name Natalie.
Proper noun (2)
Nate (plural Nates)
- A surname.
Forms of Nate
| plural | Nates |
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Origin of Nate
A variant of Neat.
Phrases with Nate
Words that rhyme with Nate
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- mate
- late
- bate
- create
- date
- relate
- vibrate
- wait
- deflate
- fate
- migrate
- rebate
- rotate
- strait
- supererogate
- translocate
- await
- eight
- freight
- skate
- alternate
- collate
- debate
- inflate
- sedate
- update
- compensate
- delate
- dilate
- fixate
- grate
- Haight
- hate
- implicate
- innate
- intercalate
- locate
- mandate
- negate
- overweight
- pinnate
- quadrate
- tate
- vacate
- aerate
- calibrate
- castrate
- conflate
Questions about Nate
- What does Nate mean?
- Nate means a diminutive of the male given names Nathan, Nathanael and Nathaniel, and also a female given name Natalie.
- What part of speech is Nate?
- Nate is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Nate?
- Nate is pronounced /neɪt/.
Words near Nate in the dictionary
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