What does Nathaniel mean?

Nathaniel means "God has given, gift"

How do we pronounce Nathaniel?

Nathaniel \nat-ha-niel, na-thani-el\ is a boy's name. It consists of 9 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Nathaniel is pronounced as Ney-THAENiyahL or Ney-THAENYahL in English 1.

1 Pronunciation for Nathaniel: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

What is the origin of Nathaniel?

Nathaniel is largely used in the English and French languages, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. The name's meaning is God has given, gift from God. Biblical name derived from the elements 'nathan' meaning to give ; 'el' meaning God, powerful. Nathanael (Hebrew) and Nethaneel (Hebrew) are older forms of Nathaniel. The name appeared in the New Testament of the Bible as Nathanael (Hebrew), another name of the apostle Bartholomew. In the Old Testament, the name Nethaneel was borne by various characters, including one of David's brothers, as well as the prince of the tribe of Issachar during the exodus. The name has been used by English speakers since the Reformation. Its popularity saw a boost from the appearance of the character Sir Nathaniel in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost (1594). The name name Nathania meaning (English) is the female equivalent of Nathaniel. The name Nathaniel is used to a great extent; it has 28 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English comprise Natanaele meaning and origin, Nataniel name popularity (used in Russian too), Nathanael pronounciation (used in French and German too), nicknames for Nathaneal, name Nathanil meaning, Nathanile meaning, Nathanuel definition, Nathanyal meaning, nicknames for Nathanyl, name Natheal meaning, Nathel name variations, nicknames for Nathinel, name Nathon meaning, Natt meaning of name, Natty meaning of name, Nethaneel meaning and origin, Nethanel meaning and origin, what does the name Nethaniel mean, and what does the name Nethanyel mean. Other English forms comprise the short forms name Nat (used in Hebrew too), name Nathan meaning (used in Hebrew too), and Nathanie name popularity, the diminutive forms Nate definition and short names for Thaniel (used in Hebrew too), and the variant spellings baby name Nathanial and what does the name Nathanyel mean. Natanael meaning of name (Scandinavian and Spanish) and name Nataniele (Italian) are foreign variants of Nathaniel. See also the related form, nicknames for Netanyahu (Hebrew). Nathaniel is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1960s. At the modest height of its usage in 2002, 0.329% of baby boys were given the name Nathaniel. It ranked at #63 then. In 2010, its usage was 0.248% and its ranking #82, and it was the 2nd most popular after name Nathan meaning, within all boy names in its group. In 2010, the name was twice as popular as Nathaniel.

A famous person named Nathaniel is Author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, born 4 July 1804 - 19 May 1864, Salem, Massachusetts.

List of baby names that sound like Nathaniel:

name Nathanael meaning (English, French, and German), Nataniele name variations (Italian), Nethaneel pronounciation (English), name Natanael (Scandinavian and Spanish), Natanaele name variations, name Nataniel (English and Russian), Nathaneal meaning (English), what does the name Nathanial mean (English), Nathanil meaning, Nathanile pronounciation, Nathanuel name, Nathanyal name, Nathanyel pronounciation (English), Nathanyl meaning and origin, nicknames for Nathinel, Nethanel name, name Nethaniel, and Nethanyel meaning and origin.

The baby name Nathaniel fun facts:

The name Nathaniel in reverse order is "Leinahtan".

The numerological value of the name Nathaniel is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Nathaniel?

Nathaniel is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.22%
20130.24%
20120.25%
20110.26%
20100.27%
20090.27%
20080.29%
20070.29%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames