Nathan

American  

[ney-thuhn] / ˈneɪ θən /

noun

1. (in the Bible) a prophet during the reigns of David and Solomon.

2. George Jean, 1882–1958, U.S. drama critic, author, and editor.

3. Robert, 1894–1985, U.S. novelist and poet.

4. a male given name.

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Nathan British  

/ ˈneɪθən /

noun

1. Old Testament a prophet at David's court (II Samuel 7:1–17; 12:1–15)

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Etymology

Origin of Nathan

Ultimately from Hebrew Nāthān “he (God) gave”

Example Sentences

She accomplished both before her 17th birthday, paving the way for those who followed, among them Kristi Yamaguchi, Nathan Chen, Michelle Kwan, Karen Chen and Alysa Liu.

From Los Angeles Times

In the other last-16 ties, world number three Gian van Veen defeated Nathan Aspinall 4-2, with the Dutchman set to face England's James Wade in the quarter-finals after he beat Scot Gary Anderson 4-3.

From BBC

"Termites evolved from cockroach ancestors that started living inside and eating wood," said Professor Nathan Lo from the University of Sydney's School of Life and Environmental Sciences, a senior author on the paper.

From Science Daily

His great critical champion, George Jean Nathan, wrote of his first full-length play, “Beyond the Horizon,” that it “may be said to have influenced perceptibly the course of American drama. Its honest realism filtered through a poetic impulse came as a revelation to a stage chiefly given over, at its serious best, to rhinestone imagination and, at its worst, to vacuity illuminated by Broadway lamplight.”

From The Wall Street Journal

This included Mexican and Jewish “Euphoria” actor Alexa Demie, who told Nathan Fielder in a 2020 podcast for A24 that she nearly quit acting — after losing out roles to “blond-haired, blue-eyed” actors.

From Los Angeles Times