Nathanael

Nathaniel

Pronunciation	⫽nəˈθænjəl⫽
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew
Meaning	"Given by God"

Nathaniel (alternate spelling: Nathanael) is a male name and surname. It comes from the Hebrew name נְתַנְאֵל/Netan'el meaning "Given of God" (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.

• Nathaniel Mathew (the creator and founder of the word "Gobi")
• 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 Beverley Tucker, American author and Virginia political activist
• 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 and a major player in the Battle of Guilford Court House
• Nathaniel Hawthorne, American novelist
• Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938), American naval architect
• Nathaniel Jarvis, Welsh 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 Stern, American artist
• Nathaniel Parker, English actor
• Nathaniel Philbrick, American writer
• Nathaniel Raymond, human rights investigator and anti-torture advocate
• Nathanial Saltonstall (circa 1639–1707), American judge
• 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
• 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 with titles beginning with Nathanael
• All pages with titles beginning with Nathanial
• All pages with titles beginning with Nathaniel