nathan
ネイサン
解説 Definition
英語圏で一般的な男性の名前。ヘブライ語で「神が与えた」を意味する。
Nathan is a masculine given name used widely in English-speaking communities. It comes from a Hebrew name associated with the verb “to give” and is used as a person’s proper name, so it is normally capitalized.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Nathan は英語圏の男性名で、固有名詞なので通常は Nathan と大文字で書きます。ヘブライ語の「与える」に由来し、「与えられた者」という名前の背景を持つため、a son named Nathan や Nathan is working のように人物を指す文で覚えましょう。Nathaniel や Jonathan と形は似ますが、それぞれ別の名前です。
Treat Nathan as a person’s name, not as a common noun, and always capitalize it in normal writing. Its Hebrew source is connected with the verb meaning “to give,” so you can associate the name with the idea of someone being given as a gift. Practice it in realistic patterns: Nathan is working, our son Nathan, and a student named Nathan. Nathan is related historically and culturally to names such as Nathaniel and Jonathan, but these are separate names rather than interchangeable forms. The usual English pronunciation begins with /neɪ/, as in name: /ˈneɪθən/.
例文
Nathan is working on his doctoral thesis in neuroscience.
ネイサンは神経科学の博士論文に取り組んでいる。
We named our son Nathan after his great-grandfather.
私たちは息子を曽祖父にちなんでネイサンと名付けた。
Nathan volunteers at the animal shelter every Saturday morning.
ネイサンは毎週土曜日の朝、動物保護施設でボランティアをしている。
nathan の類義語・関連語
派生語
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nathan の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ヘブライ語 נָתָן（Nāṯān）に由来し、「（神が）与えた」を意味する。動詞 nāṯan（与える）から派生した名前で、旧約聖書のダビデ王に仕えた預言者ナタンが有名。関連名：Jonathan（ヨナタン＝神が与えた）、Nathaniel（神の贈り物）。神からの恩寵を表す名前。
Nathan comes through biblical tradition from Hebrew Nāṯān, a name based on the Hebrew verb nāṯan, “to give.” The name is borne by the prophet Nathan in the Hebrew Bible, which helped carry it into later Jewish and Christian naming traditions. It is related in formation and meaning to longer biblical names such as Nathaniel and Jonathan, though each is an independent personal name.
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