Nate
August 27, 2015 § 1 Comment
ORIGIN:
Shortened version of “Nathan” or “Nathaniel”.
VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Nat, Natan, Natanael, Natanaele, Natanail, Nataniel, Nathan, Nathanael, Nathanahel, Nathaniel, Nath, Nathe, Natty, Nethanel, etc.
REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Nate (Nathaniel) Creighton (b. 1848), one of the three young Creighton boys who died of “paralysis” the year Jethro was born, in Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt (1964; set during the American Civil War, 1861-1865).
[…] from A Garland for Girls, by Louisa May Alcott, 1887. – Nathan Hale Creighton (called “Nate“; b. 1848), one of the three young Creighton boys who died of “paralysis” the […]
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