Nethaniah

N1E1T1H4A1N1I1A1H4

proper noun

A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

OriginLatin Nathanias ← Ancient Greek Ναθανίας ← Hebrew נְתַנְיָה →
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Meanings

proper nounNethaniah (plural Nethaniahs)

plural Nethaniahs

  1. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Origin

  1. Hebrewנְתַנְיָה
  2. Ancient GreekΝαθανίας
  3. LatinNathanias
  4. EnglishNethaniah

Learned borrowing from Latin Nathanias, from Ancient Greek Ναθανίας (Nathanías), from Hebrew נְתַנְיָה (netanyá), variant of נְתַנְיָהוּ (n'tanyáhu). Doublet of Netanyahu.

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