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    Nash

    NASH

    English
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    By the ash tree; Cliff; Headland
    Origin
    English
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Nash does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "By the ash tree; Cliff; Headland", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Nash.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    2000s (0.009% of births), currently rising
    Spiritual meaning
    Nash dwells by the tree of life — twelve fruits, monthly harvest, leaves healing nations, the one who lives where God's sustaining life flows.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Revelation 22:2

      "In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations."

    • Genesis 2:9

      "And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden."

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