Natal: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Natal – Meaning: Christmas (literally "birth[day]", referring to Christ's birth) – Origin: Latin (via Portuguese natal/Natal, from Latin natalis, "of birth") – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: nuh-TAHL


Natal is a Latin (via Portuguese natal/Natal, from Latin natalis, "of birth") boy's name meaning “Christmas (literally "birth[day]", referring to Christ's birth)”. It appears in our list of 175+ Portuguese Baby Boy Names From Lisbon to São Paulo.

Meaning & Origin of Natal

Meaning: Christmas (literally "birth[day]", referring to Christ's birth).

Origin: Latin (via Portuguese natal/Natal, from Latin natalis, "of birth").

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Natal

Phonetic: nuh-TAHL   IPA: /nəˈtɑːl/

Popularity of Natal

Natal doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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