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.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 [s.v. Nathoo]; .
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
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