Hebrew · Boy name
Nathaniel
“gift of God”
About the name Nathaniel
Nathaniel is derived from the Hebrew ‘Netan’el’, meaning ‘gift of God’, formed from the verb for giving and ‘El’, a word for God. In the New Testament, Nathaniel is mentioned as an apostle in the Gospel of John, where he is brought to Jesus by Philip; tradition often identifies him with the apostle Bartholomew. The name entered English use after the Reformation, when biblical names spread among Protestants. A well-known bearer is Nathaniel Hawthorne, the American novelist who wrote The Scarlet Letter.
- Meaning
- gift of God
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- nuh-THAN-yuhl(3 syl.)
Middle names for Nathaniel
- Nathaniel James
- Nathaniel Alexander
- Nathaniel David
- Nathaniel Joseph
- Nathaniel Matthew
Questions about Nathaniel
- What does Nathaniel mean?
- Nathaniel is a Hebrew name meaning "gift of God".
- How do you pronounce Nathaniel?
- Nathaniel is pronounced nuh-THAN-yuhl, with emphasis on the second syllable.
- What are variants of Nathaniel?
- Variants of Nathaniel include Nathanael, Natanel.
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