Athan

Meaning

Proper Noun

A male given name, rather uncommon.

Origin

[//www.alt-usage-english.org/sdc2005/questions61_90.html 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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