Nathanael

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.

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

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".

In the Bible

Notable people with this name

A

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

B

C

  • 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
  • Nathanael Cousins, an American Magistrate Judge

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People with the name Nathanial

See also

References

  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. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  3. Simmons, Rabbi Shraga. "Boys' Names". aish.com. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
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