Nate

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Short form of NATHAN or NATHANIEL.

NATHAN   male   English, French, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name נָתָן (Natan) meaning "he gave". In the Old Testament this is the name of a prophet during the reign of King David. He chastised David for his adultery with Bathsheba and for the death of Uriah the Hittite. Later he championed Solomon as David's successor. This was also the name of a son of David and Bathsheba.

It has been used as a Christian given name in the English-speaking world since the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer was Nathan Hale (1755-1776), an American spy executed by the British during the American Revolution.
NATHANIEL   male   English, Biblical
Variant of NATHANAEL. It has been regularly used in the English-speaking world since the Protestant Reformation. This has been the most popular spelling, even though the spelling Nathanael is found in most versions of the New Testament. The American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), author of 'The Scarlet Letter', was a famous bearer of this name.
NATHANAEL   male   Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el) meaning "God has given". It is borne by several minor characters in the Old Testament, typically spelled Nethanel or Nethaneel. In the New Testament this is the name of an apostle, probably another name of the apostle called Bartholomew.
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Nathan, Nathaniel
EQUIVALENTS
BIBLICAL GREEK: Nathan, Nathanael
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Natan, Nethanel
BIBLICAL LATIN: Nathan, Nathanahel
BIBLICAL: Nathan, Nathanael, Nathaniel, Nethaneel, Nethanel
BULGARIAN: Natanail
ENGLISH: Nat
FRENCH: Nathan, Nathanaël
HEBREW: Natan, Nathan
ITALIAN: Natanaele
MACEDONIAN: Natanail
PORTUGUESE: Natanael, Nataniel
SPANISH: Natanael, Nataniel
YIDDISH: Nosson