Nathaniel

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Nathaniel

/nəˈθæn.jəl/

Where it comes from

Modification, under influence of Daniel, of Nathanael, from Ancient Greek Ναθαναήλ (Nathanaḗl), from Biblical Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el, literally “God has given”).

proper noun

A male given name from Hebrew. Nathaniel's coat, sir, was not fully made, And Gabriel's pumps were all unpink'd i' the heel.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hamish, mai, mak, nathan, nate, netanel, nethanel, nathanael, nathanial, jonathon, theodore, jonathan, matthew, thaniel, nat, natan

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中文	納撒尼爾 /纳撒尼尔 Nàsǎní'ěr
Français	Nathaniel
Italiano	Nataniele

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@misc{nathaniel_2026,
  title = {Nathaniel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nathaniel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}