At a Glance
- 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
nuh-TAHLIPA /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.
Lists That Include Natal
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