Nathanael

Nathanael

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Nathanael


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gender = Male
meaning = Gift of God
region = Western
origin = Hebrew
related names = Nathaniel, Nathan, Nate
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Nathanael is a male given name that means "gift of God" (from Hebrew "natan" "(he) have given" + "el" "God").

It may be spelled in various fashions including Nathaniel and Nathanial. Nathanael is also commonly shortened to Nathan, Nate or .

Famous people with this name

* Nathanael — In the Gospel of John, one of the Twelve Apostles; usually identified with Bartholomew of the other gospels.
* Nathaniel Bowditch — mathematician, author of the "American Practical Navigator", and father of modern maritime navigation
* Nathanael Greene - a Major General of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and a major player in the Battle of Guilford Court House
* Nathaniel Hawthorne — author of "The Scarlet Letter"
* Nathaniel Stern - interdisciplinary artist
* Nathaniel Parker - Actor

Fictional characters

* Nathaniel (Bartimaeus trilogy) — a character in Jonathan Stroud's "Bartimaeus Trilogy"
* Nathaniel, character in "Enchanted" (2007 film)
*Nate Archibald (Gossip Girl) - also known as Nathaniel Fitzwilliam Archibald, a character in the best selling Gossip Girl book series
* Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo - the main character in James Fenimore Cooper's novel "The Last of The Mohicans"
*Nathaniel Fisher, sr. and his son Nathaniel "Nate" Fisher, Jr. — characters in the television series "Six Feet Under"
* Nathaniel Taggart - character in Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged"

See also

*Nathan
*lookfrom|Nathanael
*lookfrom|Nathaniel


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  • Nathanaël — Philippe et Nathanaël par W.J. Morgon (1910) D après l Évangile selon Jean | Jn 1. 45 51, Nathanaël est un galiléen appelé par Jésus pour devenir son disciple. Nathanael signifie « …   Wikipédia en Français

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