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Nathanael

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Nathanael
The biblical Nathanael depicted in stained glass.
Pronunciation/nəˈθæniəl/
GenderMasculine
Origin
Word/nameHebrew
Meaning"God has given" or "Gift of God"
Other names
Nickname(s)Nat, Nate
Related namesJonathan, Nathan, Nathaniel

Nathanael is a biblical given name derived from the Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el), which means "God/El has given" or "Gift of God/El."[1] Nathaniel is the variant form of this name and it stands to this day as the usual and most common spelling for a masculine given name. Other variants include Nathanel, Netanel and Nathanial. A short form is Nate.

Several figures in the Bible bear forms of this name. In the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), the name is shared by a prince (or chieftain) of the Tribe of Issachar (Numbers 7:18–23, in the Naso parsha)[2] and by a brother of King David (1 Chronicles 2:14).[3] In the New Testament, Nathanael is said to be an early follower of Jesus of Nazareth, according to the Gospel of John (1:45; 21:2).

The related name Elnathan could be rendered "Gift of El " (Hebrew God). Four people named Elnathan are mentioned in the Hebrew Bible: one at 2 Kings 24:8, and three in Ezra 8:15–20. A similar ancient name with the same meaning as Elnathan, is Jonathan which signifies "YHWH has given".

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Notable people with this name

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  • Nate Ackerman (born 1978), a British-American mathematician and wrestler

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  • Nathanael Carpenter (1589 – c. 1628), an English author, philosopher, and geographer
  • Nathanael Chalmers (1830–1910), a New Zealand pastoralist, explorer, politician, planter, sugar miller and magistrate

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G

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N

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People with the name Nathanial

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, et al. Oxford Dictionary of First Names (Second Edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. Print.
  2. ^ "The Dilemma of Nisanel ben Tzuar". Torah.org. 7 June 2002. Retrieved 2019年08月22日.
  3. ^ Simmons, Rabbi Shraga (January 2007). "Boys' Names". aish.com. Retrieved 2019年02月12日.
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