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Athan.

A male given name, rather uncommon.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A male given name, rather uncommon.

Where this word comes from

Perhaps from Nathan, via rebracketing of "my Nathan" as "mine Athan"; compare Ned, derived from Ed via rebracketing in the opposite direction.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.