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Nathan (male)

Diminutive(s):Nat (M)
Diminutive for:Jonathan (M) Nathaniel (M)
Pet Name(s):Nattie (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

Hebrew "gift"; OT 2 Samuel 7:2-29.

Nathan is both a name in its own right and a diminutive of Nathaniel.

Nathan may also be a diminutive for Jonathan.
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