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 [ 3 syll. nat-ha-nae(l), na-thana-el ] The boy name Nathanael is pronounced NAETHahNEYL KEY. Nathanael is of Hebrew origin, and it is used mainly in English, French, and German. Nathanael is a variation of the English and French Nathaniel. See also the related form, the English Nathan. Nathanael is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name increased in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only very light use. Its usage peaked modestly in 1998 with 0.029% of baby boys being named Nathanael. It ranked at #408 then. The baby name has since experienced a drop in frequency. In 2008, it ranked at #514 with a usage of 0.024%. Among the group of boy names directly related to Nathanael, the English Nathan was the most widely used. It was used 25 times more than Nathanael in 2008. Baby names that sound like Nathanael include the Scandinavian and Spanish Natanael, the English Nathaneal, the English and French Nathaniel, the English Nathanyel, the Russian Nataniel, the Italian Nataniele, the English Nathanial, and the English Nethaneel. KEY: Pronunciation for Nathanael: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
