Elnathan Forename

312,842nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 698 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Elnathan Forename Definition:

El'-na-than, God has given. 1. The grandfather of Jehoiada, king of Judah. Jer. xxxvi. 12. 2. A person of consequence mentioned Ezra viii 16.

Elnathan Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana-2251:119,9394,817
Nigeria
100%
1331:1,335,07030,604
Brazil
100%
711:3,017,41155,724
United States
100%
601:6,042,28371,113
Philippines
98%
 
501:2,120,19046,541
Jamaica-261:110,8934,542
India
100%
261:46,726,076818,939
South Africa
100%
171:3,207,80380,389
Uganda
100%
171:2,409,23129,243
Ethiopia-161:6,097,50812,067
Tanzania
100%
101:5,278,83228,402
Canada-61:5,522,22952,759
Liberia
100%
61:735,34418,173
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
Mexico
100%
31:41,381,47674,307
England-21:27,801,460132,211
Zimbabwe
100%
21:7,711,90884,647
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Ivory Coast-21:11,537,96695,271
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Mauritius
100%
11:1,297,78413,721
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904

Elnathan (258) may also be a surname.

Elnathan Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

El'-na-than, God has given. 1. The grandfather of Jehoiada, king of Judah. Jer. xxxvi. 12. 2. A person of consequence mentioned Ezra viii 16.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: God is a giver.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

A Hebrew name, meaning: God hath given.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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