Nathan is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Hebrew verb נָתָן meaning gave (standard Hebrew Natan, Yiddish Nussen/Nosson, Tiberian Hebrew Nāṯān).
Fictional characters
Big Nate, eponymous comic strip character
Nate the Great, eponymous protagonist of the book series by Marjorie W. Sharmat
Nathan, a customer played by Andrew Black in the British web series Corner Shop Show
Nathan, a character from South Park
Nathan the Wise, eponymous protagonist in the 1779 play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Nathan Bitner, a character in the Masters of the Universe franchise
Nathan Detroit, from the stage musical Guys and Dolls, played by Frank Sinatra in the film adaptation
Nathan Drake, protagonist of the Uncharted video games
Nathan Explosion, a character in the cartoon series Metalocalypse
Nathan "Nate" Ford, the main character in the TV series Leverage
Nathan Never, eponymous protagonist of the Italian science fiction comic book
Nathan Petrelli, a character in the NBC science fiction series Heroes
Nathan Prescott, antagonist of the Life Is Strange video games
Nathan Roberts, a character in the Australian soap opera, Home and Away
Nathan Sallery, a character in the British soap opera Doctors
Nathan Scott, a character in the television series One Tree Hill
Nathan Sears, a character in the Final Destination 5
Nathan Stark, a character in the television series Eureka
Nathan Summers, a Marvel Comic Book character who is a mutant and Super-Hero from the X-Men and X-Force
Nathan Williams, a character in the British Soap opera EastEnders
Nathan Young character from the British Channel 4 science fiction comedy-drama Misfits
Nathan Zuckerman, narrator or protagonist in many of Philip Roth's works of fiction