Nathaniel
| Nathaniel | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /nəˈθænjəl/ |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | "Given by God / Gifted by God" |
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Nathaniel (alternate spelling: Nathanael) is a male name and surname. It comes from the Hebrew name נְתַנְאֵל/Netan'el meaning "Given of God"[1][2] (from the Hebrew words nathan "Gave" + el "of God"). Nathaniel is commonly shortened to Nat, Nate, Natte, Natty, Nati, Natan, or Nathan.
People with this given name
The biblical Nathanael depicted in stained glass.
- Nathanael in the Gospel of John, often understood as one of the Twelve Apostles and identified with Bartholomew of the other gospels
- Nathaniel Archibald (born 1948), American basketball player
- Nathaniel Ayers, American musician who is the subject of the 2009 film The Soloist
- Nathaniel Bacon, Virginia colonist who instigated Bacon's Rebellion
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks, American politician and American Civil War General
- Nathanial Bates, African-American two-term mayor of Richmond, California
- Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician, father of modern maritime navigation
- Nathaniel Buzolic, Australian actor
- Nat King Cole, American singer and musician
- R. Nathaniel Dett (1882–1943), American composer and choir director
- Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (1969–2011), known as Nate Dogg, American musician
- Nathaniel Fick, former US Marine captain
- Nathanael Greene, Major General of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War
- Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864), American novelist
- Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938), American naval architect
- Nathaniel Jarvis, Welsh footballer
- Nat Lofthouse, English footballer
- Nathaniel Miller, Canadian water polo player
- Nathaniel Moore, American Olympic golfer
- Nathaniel Moore (disambiguation), various people
- Nathaniel Neale, New Zealand Rugby League player
- Nathaniel Parker, English actor
- Nathaniel Philbrick, American writer
- Nate Rathbun, known as Audien, American house musician
- Nathaniel Raymond, human rights investigator and anti-torture advocate
- Nathanial Saltonstall (circa 1639–1707), American judge
- Nathaniel Stern, American artist
- Nathaniel Beverley Tucker, American author and Virginia political activist
- Nathaniel Wallich (1786–1854), surgeon and botanist
- Nathanael West, American writer
- Nathaniel Willemse, Australian singer-songwriter
Fictional characters
- Nathaniel, protagonist in the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
- Nathaniel in Enchanted (2007 film)
- Nathaniel "Nath" in My Candy Love game and manga
- Parson Nathaniel in Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
- Nathaniel Fitzwilliam "Nate" Archibald in the Gossip Girl series
- Nathaniel Ayers, the title character in the 2009 film The Soloist
- Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo, the main character in James Fenimore Cooper's novel The Last of The Mohicans
- Nathaniel Dusk, comic book character, private investigator
- Nathaniel "Nate" Fisher, Jr. and his father Nathaniel Fisher, Sr. in the television series Six Feet Under
- Nathaniel Garro in Warhammer 40,000
- Nathaniel "Nat" "Simey" "Benny" Goldberg in The Birthday Party
- Nathaniel Graison, wereleopard in the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series of novels by Laurell K. Hamilton
- Captain Nathaniel Hawk, protagonist in Pirates of the Caribbean video game
- Nathaniel Hawkins in J.L. Langley's Sci-Regency book series
- Nathaniel Kent in John Steakley's Armor
- Nathaniel "Nathan" Montenegro, main antagonist in Walang Hanggan
- Nate River in the Death Note manga series
- Nathaniel Taggart in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged
- Nathaniel Taylor in Terra Nova
Animals with this name
- Nathaniel (horse), winner of the King Edward VII Stakes and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
See also
- Nathan (given name)
- Nate (name)
- All pages beginning with "Nathanael"
- All pages beginning with "Nathanial"
- All pages beginning with "Nathaniel"