Nathanael - Meaning of Nathanael

What does Nathanael mean?

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Nathanael

[ 4 syll. nat-ha-nae(l), na-thana-el ] The baby boy name Nathanael is pronounced in English as Ney-THAEN-iy-ahL or Ney-THAEN-YahL †. Nathanael is of Hebrew origin, and it is used mainly in English, French, and German. Nathanael is a form of the English and French Nathaniel.

See also the related form, the English and Hebrew Nathan.

See also the related categories, hebrew, french, and german.

Nathanael is somewhat 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 2018, it ranked at #716 with a usage of 0.017%. Among the group of boy names directly related to Nathanael, Nathan was the most widely used. It was used 20 times more than Nathanael in 2018.

A baby name that sounds like Nathanael is the English and French Nathaniel.

† Pronunciation for Nathanael: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"