Nathanael

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Greek [1]
Scripts נְתַנְאֵל(Ancient Hebrew) Ναθαναήλ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /nə.ˈθæn.jəl/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name נְתַנְאֵל (Neṯanʾel) meaning "God has given", from the roots נָתַן (naṯan) meaning "to give" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". It is borne by several minor characters in the Old Testament, typically spelled Nethanel or Nethaneel. In the New Testament this is the name of an apostle, probably another name of the apostle called Bartholomew.

Related Names

Rootsnaṯan + ʾel
VariantNathaniel(Biblical)
Other Languages & CulturesNetan'el(Biblical Hebrew) Natanaele(Biblical Italian) Nathanahel(Biblical Latin) Natanail(Bulgarian) Nat, Nate, Nathaniel(English) Nathanaël, Naël(French) Netanel(Hebrew) Natanail(Macedonian) Natanael, Nataniel(Portuguese) Natanael, Nataniel(Spanish)
Same SpellingNathanaël

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Name Days

Greece: April 22

Categories

apostles, divine gift, ends in -el, gift, theophoric names

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry g3482, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=g3482.
Entry updated December 1, 2024