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Nathan

[ ney-thuhn ]

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.


Nathan

/ ˈԱɪθə /

noun

  1. Old Testament a prophet at David's court (II Samuel 7:1–17; 12:1–15)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Nathan1

Ultimately from Hebrew ٳ “he (God) gave”
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Example Sentences

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Nathan Kehn has rescued cats and kittens from some tough spots — dumpsters, an abandoned police car and, in one case, a cramped space behind a water heater.

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PhD student Nathan Sydenham said Dr Munro had "empathised" with the Ainu people and their struggle to preserve their culture.

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The freedom to engage with books like Richard Wright’s “Native Son,” Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” and Nathan McCall’s “Manchild in the Promised Land.” offered a connection to our personal stories and collective histories while augmenting our official instruction which emphasized the histories and accomplishments of white men.

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“Make sure you understand what their home discipline was. I'm trained as a mental health professional. That's my home discipline, even though I'm a certified financial therapist. I'm not going to be giving you investment advice, because that's not my training,” said Nathan Astle, marriage and family therapist, financial therapist and founder of the Financial Therapy Clinical Institute.

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If Wrexham and all the spotlight can be considered a circus - as Charlton boss Nathan Jones had put it before the game - then Parkinson has been the ringmaster.

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