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 [ 3 syll. nat-ha-niel, na-thani-el ] The boy name Nathaniel is pronounced as NahTHAENYahL KEY. Nathaniel is largely used in the English and French languages, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. The name's meaning is God has given, gift from God. Biblical name derived from the elements 'nathan' meaning to give ; 'el' meaning God, powerful. Nathanael (Hebrew) and Nethaneel (Hebrew) are older forms of Nathaniel. The name appeared in the New Testament of the Bible as Nathanael (Hebrew), another name of the apostle Bartholomew. In the Old Testament, the name Nethaneel was borne by various characters, including one of David's brothers, as well as the prince of the tribe of Issachar during the exodus. The name has been used by English speakers since the Reformation. Its popularity saw a boost from the appearance of the character Sir Nathaniel in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost (1594). The name Nathania (English) is the female equivalent of Nathaniel. Natanael (Scandinavian and Spanish), Nataniel (Russian), Nataniele (Italian), Nathanael (English, French, and German), Nathaneal (English), Nathon (English), Natt (English), Natty (English), and Nethaneel (English) are variants of Nathaniel. Other forms of Nathaniel include the short forms Nat (English and Hebrew) and Nathan (English), the pet forms Nate (English) and Thaniel (English), and the variant spellings Nathanial (English) and Nathanyel (English). See also the related form, Netanyahu (Hebrew). Nathaniel is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1960s. At the modest height of its usage in 2002, 0.329% of baby boys were given the name Nathaniel. It ranked at #63 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.268% and its ranking #77, and it was the 2nd most popular after Nathan (English), within all boy names in its group. In 2008, the name was twice as popular as Nathaniel. Baby names that sound like Nathaniel include Natanael (Scandinavian and Spanish), Nathanael (English, French, and German), Nathaneal (English), Nathanyel (English), Nataniel (Russian), Nataniele (Italian), Nathanial (English), and Nethaneel (English). A famous person named Nathaniel is Author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, born 4 July 1804 - 19 May 1864, Salem, Massachusetts. KEY: Pronunciation for Nathaniel: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
