Nathan
Syllables: Na·than/ˈneɪθən/
Nathan proper noun: an Old Testament prophet who advised King David.
Proper noun
Nathan (countable and uncountable, plural Nathans)
- An Old Testament prophet who advised King David.
- And Dauids anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liueth, the man that hath done this thing, shall surely die. And he shall restore the Lambe fourefold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pittie. And Nathan said to Dauid, Thou art the man: […]1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 12:5–7
- The fourth son of King David and father of Mattatha
- the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 5:14
- A male given name from Hebrew, of Biblical origin.
- I used to envy my brother his name, and recall once accusing my mother of having favored him, else why did she name me Nathan and him Philip, tell me that, ma, tell me that. He had king Philip and if day-dreaming that association wasn't pleasure enough, there was the then movie star, Phillips...1972, Nate Perlmutter, A Bias of Reflections: Confessions of an Incipient Old Jew, Arlington House, →ISBN, page 27
- He was so proud he'd had a son. He talked me into naming him Nathan saying he had always loved that name. I was surprised to see when I looked it up in a name book it meant gift from God. And yes that was a very appropriate name.2007, Rose Lamatt, Lifeline Online, →ISBN, page 128
- An English surname originating as a patronymic.
- An Ashkenazi surname from Hebrew [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of Natan.
- A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; named for Matthew Nathan, 13th Governor of Queensland.
Noun
Nathan (plural Nathans)
- A white hip-hop fan, especially one who listens to white rappers and looks down on mumble rap.
- A Nathan is a stereotype who usually listens to white rappers like Eminem,logic and NF, and hates new rap2019 November 25, u/Szillar, “Mumble rappers be like:”, in Reddit, r/dankmemes, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2023
- Nathans are infinitely worse than mumble/trap fans2022 February 28, u/uselessrart, “Mummble acceptance in dhh.”, in Reddit, r/IndianHipHopHeads, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2023
Nathan meaning in Hindi and Malay
Nathan in Hindi
- biblical prophet
- नातान nātān
Nathan in Malay
- biblical prophet
- Natan
Forms of Nathan
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Nathans |
| Noun | |
| plural | Nathans |
Origin of Nathan
From Hebrew נָתָן (natán, “gave”). Also short for Jonathan.
From a 2014 meme which suggested that white people should replace the word nigga in rap songs with Nathan. The present meaning of the term dates from around 2017.
Words formed from Nathan
Questions about Nathan
- What does Nathan mean?
- Nathan means an Old Testament prophet who advised King David.
- What is Nathan in Hindi?
- Nathan in Hindi is नातान (nātān). See Nathan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Nathan?
- Nathan can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Nathan?
- Nathan is pronounced /ˈneɪθən/.
Words near Nathan in the dictionary
Source and license
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