Nathanael is a

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derived from the Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (''Netan'el''), which means "God/ El has given" or "Gift of God/ El."

Nathaniel , nickname = {{Plainlist, * Nat * Nate , footnotes = Nathaniel is an English variant of the biblical Greek name Nathanael. People with the name Nathaniel * Nathaniel Archibald (1952–2018), American basketball player * Nate A ...

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. Several figures in the

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bear forms of this name. In the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), the name is shared by a prince (or chieftain) of the

Tribe of Issachar According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Issachar () was one of the twelve tribes of Israel and one of the ten lost tribes. In Jewish tradition, the descendants of Issachar were seen as being dominated by religious scholars and influential in ...

(

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7:18–23, in the Naso parsha) and by a brother of King David (1

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2:14). In the

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, Nathanael is an

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of Christ mentioned in the

Gospel of John The Gospel of John ( grc, Εὐαγγέλιον κατὰ Ἰωάννην, translit=Euangélion katà Iōánnēn) is the fourth of the four canonical gospels. It contains a highly schematic account of the ministry of Jesus, with seven "sig ...

(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 The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
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: one at , and three in . A similar ancient name with the same meaning as Elnathan, is Jonathan which signifies "

YHWH The Tetragrammaton (; ), or Tetragram, is the four-letter Hebrew theonym (transliterated as YHWH), the name of God in the Hebrew Bible. The four letters, written and read from right to left (in Hebrew), are ''yodh'', '' he'', ''waw'', and '' ...

has given".

People with the name Nathanael

Nathanael (follower of Jesus) Nathanael (Hebrew נתנאל, gr, ναθαναηλ, "God has given"), also known as Nathaniel of Cana was a disciple of Jesus, mentioned only in Chapters 1 and 21 of the Gospel of John. History In John's Gospel, Nathanael is introduced as a ...

in the

Nathanaël Nathanaël (born 1970 in Montreal) is a Canadian writer, literary translator and educator. Some of her works have been published under her legal name ''Nathalie Stephens''. She lives in Chicago.

(born Nathalie Stephens, 1970), Canadian writer and translator *

Nate Ackerman Nate Ackerman (born March 4, 1978 as Nathanael Leedom Ackerman) is a British-American mathematician and wrestler. He is the son of Peter Ackerman and Joanne Leedom-Ackerman. Ackerman competed in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games as part of the Gr ...

(born 1978), a British-American mathematician and wrestler *

Nathanael Ball Nathanael Ball (1623 – 8 September 1681) was an English clergyman, an assistant to Brian Walton in his ''London Polyglot'' Bible. Life He was born at Pitminster, near Taunton Dean, Somerset. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School before ...

(1623–1681), an English clergyman, assistant to Brian Walton in his ''

London Polyglot A polyglot is a book that contains side-by-side versions of the same text in several different languages. Some editions of the Bible or its parts are polyglots, in which the Hebrew and Greek originals are exhibited along with historical translat ...

'' Bible *

Nate Bargatze Nathanael Lee "Nate" Bargatze (born March 25, 1979) is an American comedian. Early life Nathanael Bargatze was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 25, 1979, the son of Carole and Stephen Bargatze. His father is of Italian descent and is a fo ...

(born 1979), an American comedian and actor *

Nathanael Barnes Nathanael Barnes (born 11 October 1987) is an Australian rugby league footballer. Barnes is the Tweed Heads Seagulls leading try scorer of all time. He scored a total of 73 tries in 92 games for the club in the Queensland Cup. In 2012 he was n ...

(born 1987), an Australian rugby league footballer *

Nathanael Burwash Nathanael Burwash (1839–1918) was a Canadian Methodist minister and university administrator. Early life and education Rev. Nathanael Burwash was born in St. Andrews East, Lower Canada, on 25 July 1839, the eldest son of the devout Methodis ...

(1839–1918), a Canadian methodist, minister and university administrator *

Nathanael Carpenter Nathanael Carpenter (1589 – c. 1628) was an English author, philosopher, and geographer. Life He was son of John Carpenter, rector of Northleigh, Devon, and was born there on 7 February 1589.Alexander Chalmers, F.S.A., 1813, ''The General Bio ...

(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 * Nathanael Diesel (1692–1745), a Danish composer * Nathanael Emmons (1745–1840), an American congregational minister * Nathanael Fouquet (born 1972), a French slalom canoeist *

Nathanael Gottfried Leske Nathanael Gottfried Leske (22 October 1751 in Muskau – 25 November 1786 in Marburg) was a German natural scientist and geologist. After his studies at ''Bergakademie'' of Freiberg in Saxony and the ''Franckeschen Stiftungen'' in Halle, Saxony-A ...

(1751–1786), a German scientist and geologist *

Nathanael Gray Nathanael S. Gray is a Krishnan-Shah Family Professor of chemical and systems biology at Stanford University and director of cancer therapeutics programme at Stanford University School of Medicine. Previously he was a Nancy Lurie Marks Professor ...

, a professor of biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology at

Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is one of the oldest medical schools in the United States and is consi ...

Nathanael Greene Nathanael Greene (June 19, 1786, sometimes misspelled Nathaniel) was a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. He emerged from the war with a reputation as General George Washington's most talented and dependab ...

(1742–1786), Major General of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War *

August Nathanael Grischow August Nathanael Grischow (29 September 1726 in Berlin – 4 June 1760 in Saint Petersburg) was a German mathematician and astronomer. He was the son of the mathematician and meteorologist. From 1745 until 1749 Augustin Nathanael Grischow was Dir ...

(1726–1760), a German mathematician and astronomer *

Nathanael Greene Herreshoff Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (March 18, 1848 – June 2, 1938) was an American naval architect, mechanical engineer, and yacht design innovator. He produced a succession of undefeated America's Cup defenders between 1893 and 1920. Biography Her ...

(1848–1938), American naval architect *

Nathanael Jones Nathanael Jones (c. 1624 – 1683), Esq., of Hendwr, Merionethshire, was a Welsh gentleman-poet. He was born in the parish of Llandrillo-yn-Edeirnion, the second son of Maurice Jones, Esq. of Faerdref Uchaf, and later moved to Hendwr, Merione ...

(c. 1624 – 1683), a Welsh gentleman-poet * Johann Nathanael Lieberkühn (1711–1756), a German Physician * Nathanael Liminski (born 1985), a German politician * Nathanael Matthaeus von Wolf (1724–1784), a German botanist, physician and astronomer * Nathanael Mbourou (born 1996), a Gabonese professional footballer * Nat Neujean (1923–2018), a Belgian sculptor *

Nate Oats Nathanael Justin Oats (born October 13, 1974) is an American basketball coach, currently the head basketball coach at the University of Alabama. Prior to Alabama he was the head coach at the University at Buffalo. Education and playing career Oa ...

(born 1974), an American basketball coach * Nathanael Ogbeta (born 2001), an English footballer * Nathanael of Ohrid (1820–1906), a Bulgarian cleric, writer and revolutionary from Macedonia *

Nathanael Orr Nathanael Montgomery Orr (8 October 1917 – 16 April 2016) was an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1976 to 1984. Born to John and Margaret Orr in Parkes, he left school at the a ...

(1917–2016), an Australian politician * Nathanael G. Pendleton (1793–1861), an American politician *

Nathanael Pringsheim Nathanael Pringsheim (30 November 1823 – 6 October 1894) was a German botanist. Biography Nathanael Pringsheim was born at Landsberg, Prussian Silesia, and studied at the universities of Breslau, Leipzig, and Berlin successively. He graduat ...

(1823–1894), a German botanist *

Nathan Ralph Nathanael Anthony Ralph (born 14 February 1993) is an English Association football, footballer, who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left back or midfielder#Winger, winger for Southend United F.C., Southend United. Career ...

(born 1993), an English footballer * Nathanael Richards (1630–1654), an English dramatist *

Nate Saint Nathanael Saint (30 August 19238 January 1956) was an evangelical Christian missionary pilot who, along with four others, was killed in Ecuador while attempting to evangelize the Huaorani people through efforts known as Operation Auca. Earl ...

(1923–1956), an evangelical Christian missionary pilot *

Nathanael Saleh Nathanael Isaac E. Saleh is an English actor best known for playing John Banks in ''Mary Poppins Returns''. He also has a key role in '' The Letter for the King''. Early life Saleh started performing when he was three year old, singing songs a ...

(born 2006), an English actor *

Nathanael Salmon Nathanael (or Nathaniel) Salmon (22 March 1675 – 2 April 1742) was an English antiquary who wrote books on Roman and other antiquities to be found in the south-east of England. He was not well respected as a scholar in his time or subsequently, ...

(1675–1742), an English antiquary * Nathanael Villanueva (born 1995), a Filipino footballer *

Nathanael West Nathanael West (born Nathan Weinstein; October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was an American writer and screenwriter. He is remembered for two darkly satirical novels: ''Miss Lonelyhearts'' (1933) and ''The Day of the Locust'' (1939), set r ...

(1903–1940), American writer * Nathanael Wiseman, an entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Award-winning production company Redeeming Features

People with the name Nathanial

* Nathanial Saltonstall (circa 1639–1707), American judge

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