Nathu (Hindustani नत्थू, نتھو, also rendered Nathoo) is a Gujarati name.
Origin and demography
The name is borne by both Hindus and Muslims, as both a given name and as a surname. It is judged by the Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland to be of 'unexplained' origin. As of about 2016, 155 people bore the name as a surname in the spelling Nathoo and 63 in the spelling Nathu in Great Britain, and none in Ireland.
People and characters named Nathu
As a given name
- Nathoo, long-lost son of Messua in The Jungle Book.
- Nathu Dhobi, Punjabi freedom-fighter
- Nathu Khan (1920–1971), Pakistani sarangi player
- Nathu Singh (cricketer) (born 1995), Indian cricketer
- Nathu Singh Gurjar (born 1951), Indian politician
- Nathu Singh Rathore (1900–?), Indian Army officer
As a surname
- Anup Nathu (born 1960), New Zealand cricketer
References
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, ed. by Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, and Peter McClure, 4 vols (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016), III, p. 1928 ; ISBN 978-0-19-967776-4.
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