Nathaniel
| Nathaniel | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /nəˈθæniəl/ |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | "gift from God."[1] |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Nate, Nat |
| Related names | Jonathan, Nathan |
Nathaniel (less frequently, Nathanael, Nathanel or Nathanial) is a given name derived from the Greek form of the Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el), meaning "God/El has given".[2]
The name is borne by an apostle of Christ, according to the Gospel of John (1:45; 21:2).
People bearing this name
The biblical Nathanael depicted in stained glass.
- Nathanael (follower of Jesus) in the Gospel of John
- 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
- Nathaniel Comer, Charity Founder & Husband of Keavy Lynch
- Nathaniel Clyne, English footballer
- 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
- Nathaniel Ledbetter (born c. 1961), American politician
- Nathaniel Lee, (c. 1653–1692), English dramatist
- Nat Lofthouse, English footballer
- Nathaniel Lubell (1916–2006), American Olympic fencer
- 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 Pearce (1779–1820), English explorer in Ethiopia
- Nathaniel Pearlman, American entrepreneur
- Nathaniel Peat, British Jamaican Social Entrepreneur
- 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 Walter Swan (1834–1884), Irish-born Australian writer
- 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 Fitzwilliam "Nate" Archibald in the Gossip Girl series
- 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 Essex, alter ego of Mister Sinister, a Marvel Comics supervillain widely known as a major enemy of the X-Men
- Nathaniel "Nate" Fisher, Jr. and his father Nathaniel Fisher, Sr. in the television series Six Feet Under
- Nathaniel M. Laxamana, the protagonist in Nathaniel
- Nathaniel (family name unknown, also known as John Mandrake), one of the three main protagonists in the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
- Nathaniel Gustafson(The king of the world) born April 18th 2006
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
References
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