Nathaniel
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| Nathaniel | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /nəˈθænjəl/ |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | "God has given."[1] |
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Nathaniel (less frequently, Nathanael or Nathanial) is a given name derived from the Greek form of the Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el), meaning "God has given".[2]
The name is borne by an apostle of Christ, according to the Gospel of John (1:45; 21:2).
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People bearing this name
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The biblical Nathanael depicted in stained glass.
- Nathanael in the Gospel of John
- Nathaniel Mathew (creator of the gobi virus)
- 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 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
- 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 bearing this name
- 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 Cade, protagonist and vampire-hero in literary works by Christopher Farnsworth
- 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 M. Laxamana, a little angel boy who was sent down from heaven for a mission to restore Man's faith in God. The protagonist in Nathaniel
- Nathaniel "Nathan" Montenegro, 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
- Nathaniel, protagonist of the Philippine series of the same name, Nathaniel
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
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick, et al. Oxford Dictionary of First Names (Second Edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. Print.
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick, et al. Oxford Dictionary of First Names (Second Edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. Print.
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