Nathan ネイサン　（ナタン）

意味：これは、ヘブル語で、「神は与えたもう」という意味の語に起源を持ちます。旧約聖書でこの名前は預言者と、ダビデ王の息子の一人のものです。ナタンは預言者で、ダビデ王が、ウリヤの妻バテシバと姦通したことを諫めます。ナタンのことはサムエル記と列王記、歴代誌に出てきます。

この名前は、ジョナサンやナサニエルの省略形でもあります。

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