Nathaniel

Nathanael ( dt [ nata ː ː l nae ]; engl [ nəθænjəl ]. ) Is a masculine first name, related to Jonathan.

Origin and Meaning

Hebrew: God has given, also the gift of God or God's gift

Well-known bearers of the name

First name

• Nathanael ( disciples ), Jesus' disciples
• Ludwig Matthias Nathaniel Gottlieb von Brauchitsch (1757-1827), honorary citizen of Berlin
• Nathanael Greene (1742-1786), American general in the Revolutionary War
• Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), American writer ( The Scarlet Letter )
• Nathanael Friedrich von Köstlin (1776-1855), a Protestant professor of theology, and Oberkonsistorialrat Prelate and General Superintendent of Tübingen
• Nathanael Gottfried Leske (1751-1786), German naturalist
• Nathaniel Parker (born 1962 ), British actor
• Nathanael West (1903-1940), American writer

Family name

• Elena Nathanael (1947-2008), Greek actress
• Nathanael Eliza (* 1973), Indonesian badminton player

Namesakes in the literature

• The protagonist in ETA Hoffmann's The Sandman.
• One of the main characters in the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud.
• The main character in Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales and other novels called Nathaniel ( Natty ) Bumppo.

Variants

• Natan
• Natanael
• Nataniel (Polish )
• Nate
• Nathan
• Nathaniel