[Opinions] WDYTO Nathaniel?
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I personally really dislike it, but I don't know why. I prefer Nathan although it's not a favourite.
It's a nice, elegant name. I used not to like it so much but it's grown a lot on me, and I like the slightly New England Puritan connotations. I think the reason why most Nathaniel's go by nns is because the name is so long.
I like it. It's masculine and somewhat striking too. I like the name in full the best, without all the nn's.
I have never liked it and really can't see the appeal that's surrounding it these days. Each to their own.
I don't like Nathan. Nat is a girl's nn to me as I know quite a few Natashas and Natalies with Nat as a nn. Nate is bareable. If you want them to be called just Nathaniel then always call him that; and if he wants to only go by it he'd tell people to just call him that. People would get the picture and call him by his full name.
I don't like Nathan. Nat is a girl's nn to me as I know quite a few Natashas and Natalies with Nat as a nn. Nate is bareable. If you want them to be called just Nathaniel then always call him that; and if he wants to only go by it he'd tell people to just call him that. People would get the picture and call him by his full name.
I love Nathaniel, but don't care for any nicknames for it, especially Nate (which is one of my least favorite [nick]names altogether).
This message was edited 10/1/2007, 6:55 PM
I love Nathaniel. One of the hardest things about settling on Noah as my son's name was knowing I was giving up Nathaniel. (I won't use repeating first initials for sibs)
Nathaniel really does seem to beg for a nn. Not a problem for me, since I love Nate, but if you were willing to correct people who may try to shorten it, I think you could use Nathaniel in full.
Nathaniel really does seem to beg for a nn. Not a problem for me, since I love Nate, but if you were willing to correct people who may try to shorten it, I think you could use Nathaniel in full.
I love Nathaniel in its full version with no nn's. It's mainly because of The Bartimaeus Trilogy, I'll have to admit.
Adore it. Nathaniel is one of my top names. I dislike Nate, Nathan, and Niel. I can't imagine a Nathaniel without a nn either, unfortunately, which is why I'm not 100% sure I'll use it. I like Nat, but it's not nearly as wondeful as Nathaniel and I don't know if it would be worth using if he went by nn Nat most of the time!