Nate

English, diminutive of Nathan or Nathaniel
"given"

Nate Origin and Meaning

The name Nate is a boy's name of English origin.

Very much in style, especially after its starring role in Six Feet Under, Nate is one of a new generation of nicknames that go directly on the birth certificate. Other similar names: Sam, Jack, Mack.

# 976 on Nameberry

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Famous People Named Nate

  • Nate Dogg (born Nathaniel Dwayne Hale)
    American rapper
  • Nathaniel Joseph "Nate" Ruess
    American lead singer of band Fun.
  • Nathaniel Perry "Nate" Solder
    American football player
  • Nathaniel Read "Nate" Silver
    American statistician
  • Nathaniel James "Nate" Kaeding
    American football player
  • Nathaniel Cornelius "Nate" Robinson
    American basketball player
  • Nathan Joel "Nate" Marquardt
    American MMA fighter
  • Nathaniel "Nate" "Tiny" Archibald
    American basketball player
  • Nate Clements
    American football player
  • Nate Burleson
    American football player
  • Nate Irving
    American football player
  • Nate Washington
    American football player
  • Nate Saint
    Christian missionary MAF pilot and martyr
  • Nate Berkus
    American interior designer and former talk show host
  • Nate
    son of actor Larry Joe Campbell
  • Nate Corddry
    American actor

Nate in Pop Culture

  • Nathaniel "Nate" Heywood
    character on DC's Legends of Tomorrow TV series
  • Nate Devlin
    character in TV's "The Mob Doctor"
  • Nate Gray
    character in Disney original movies Camp Rock & Camp Rock 2, portrayed by Nick Jonas
  • Nathaniel "Nate" Fitzwilliam Archibald
    a main character in the Gossip Girl book and television series
  • Nathaniel "Nate" Grey
    character in X,Men comics
  • Nathaniel "Nate" Wood
    character in the Blackwood Security series by Elise Noble
  • Nate Getz
    character on television show NCIS: Los Angeles
  • Nate Fisher
    character on television series Six Feet Under
  • Nathan "Nate" Ford
    main character on TNT's Leverage
  • Nate Wright
    main character in book series and comic strip "Big Nate"
  • Nate Munson
    character in "X,Men"
  • Nate the Great
    book series about a kid detective by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
  • Nate River aka Near
    character in the anime/manga "Death Note"
  • Nate St. Germain
    the alias of Lyndon James, a character on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
  • Nate Adams from the Yo
    Kai Watch franchise
  • Nate
    a main character in Pokemon Black 2 and White 2
  • Nate Jacobs
    character in HBO's "Euphoria"
  • Nathan “Nate” Cosay
    character in the animated series “Infinity Train”