Nathaniel name - Meaning of Nathaniel
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 3
- Usage
- English, Biblical, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- nə-THAN-ee-əl (English) , nə-THAN-yəl (English), nay-THAN-yəl
- Nathaniel Meaning
- Variant of Nathanael. It has been regularly used in the English-speaking world since the Protestant Reformation. This has been the most popular spelling, even though the spelling Nathanael is found in most versions of the New Testament. The American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), author of 'The Scarlet Letter', was a famous bearer of this name. Nathaniel is an English name, derived from Hebrew origins. It is derived from the words "nathan", which means "to give", and "El", which means "God or all powerful".
Nathaniel Related Names
Variant:, Nathanial, Nathanel, Nataniel
Diminutives: Nat, Nate (English)
Other Languages: Nathanael (Biblical Greek), Nethanel (Biblical Hebrew), Nathanahel (Biblical Latin), Natanail (Bulgarian), Nathanaël (French), Natanaele (Italian), Natanail (Macedonian), Natanael, Nataniel (Portuguese), Natanael, Nataniel (Spanish)
Nathaniel Celebrities
Nathaniel Bacon - politician, Nathaniel Clifton - basketball player, Nathaniel Hawthorne - author, Nathaniel Parker - actor, Nathaniel Pitcher - politician,
