Nathaniel

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Nathaniel means "God has given" or "gift of God". It is derived from the Hebrew name Netan'el.
Scripts(How to write)
נְתַנְאֵל (Hebrew)
נְתַנְאֵל(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronunciation
nuh-THAN-yuhl
nə-THAN-yəl(English)
Popularity
Nathaniel is a moderately popular name worldwide. In the United States, it was ranked the 109th most popular name for boys in 2020.

cartoon of the name Nathaniel
Cartoon of Nathaniel

Nathaniel Name meanings & History

Nathaniel means "God has given" or "gift of God". It is derived from the Hebrew name Netan'el. 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 used as a first name for boys.

Zodiac Sign of Nathaniel: Neat Virgo

Synonyms of Nathaniel:

N: Nutrition,Nice,Nitpicking,Nervous,Nagging,Neat,Neurosis

A: Action,Ambitious,Angry,Aggressive,Argumentative,Assertive

T: Doubting Thomas,Tacky,Truth,Tireless,Talkative,Touchy,Testy

H: Hyper,Hobnobbing,Hope,Heart's Desire,Haggle

I: Indulgence,Intimate,Involved

E: Entertain,Expressive,Environment,Enliven,Exaggerate,Enlighten

L: Legal,Lovely,Languid,Lover,Luscious,Liaison,Lazy

Nathaniel is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people with the name Nathaniel include Nathaniel Hawthorne (American author), Nathaniel Rateliff (American singer-songwriter), and Nathaniel Buzolic (Australian actor).

2.) Nathaniel (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) a form of Nathanael.


3.) NATHANIEL (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: From the Ecclesiastic Late Latin and Ecclesiastic Greek Nathanael, a derivative of the Hebrew Netanel, which is from nethan’el (gift of God). The name is borne in the Bible by one of the disciples of Christ, more commonly known as Bartholomew. Var: Nathanael. Short: Nat, Nate. (NA-THAN-YULL)


4.) Nathaniel (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) God’s gift to mankind

Other Forms: Nat, Nate, Nathan, Nathaneal, Nathanial, Nathe, Nathenial


5.) NATHANIEL (Male)

Usage: Polish

Meanings: From the Ecclesiastic Late Latin and Ecclesiastic Greek Nathanael, a derivative of the Hebrew Netanel, which is from nehan’ël (gift of God). The name is borne in the Bible by one of the disciples of Christ, more commonly known as Bartholomew. Var: Nataniel, Nathanial. (NAH-TAHN-YEL)


Related Names to NATHANIEL

Similar Names