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

King David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

(1 Chronicles 2:14). In the

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, Nathanael is an apostle or disciple 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"
''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''. Hebrew: ''Tān ...

: one at , and three in . A similar ancient name with the same meaning as Elnathan, is

Jonathan Jonathan may refer to: *Jonathan (name), a masculine given name Media * ''Jonathan'' (1970 film), a German film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer * ''Jonathan'' (2016 film), a German film directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski * ''Jonathan'' (2018 ...

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) 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 (born 1978), a British-American mathematician and wrestler * Nathanael Ball (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 (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 (1589 – c. 1628), an English author, philosopher, and geographer *

Nathanael Chalmers Nathanael Chalmers (22 August 1830 – 2 December 1910) was a New Zealand pastoralist, explorer, politician, planter, sugar miller and magistrate. He was born in Rothesay, on the island of Bute, Scotland on 22 August 1830. He was a member of ...

(1830–1910), a New Zealand pastoralist, explorer, politician, planter, sugar miller and magistrate * Nathanael Cousins, an American Magistrate Judge *

Nathanael Diesel Nathanael Diesel (1692 – October 26, 1745) was a Denmark, Danish composer, violinist and lutenist. He was a teacher to Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark. See also *List of Danish composers References *''This article was i ...

(1692–1745), a Danish composer *

Nathanael Emmons Nathanael Emmons, sometimes spelled Nathaniel Emmons, (April 20, 1745 – September 23, 1840) was an American Congregational minister and influential theologian of the New Divinity school. He was born at East Haddam, Connecticut. Emmons graduate ...

(1745–1840), an American congregational minister *

Nathanael Fouquet Nathanael Fouquet (born 23 July 1972) is a French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1988 to 2002. He won a gold medal in the C2 team event at the 2002 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bourg St.-Maurice. He also ...

(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, Leske b ...

(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 (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 (1848–1938), American naval architect * Nathanael Jones (c. 1624 – 1683), a Welsh gentleman-poet *

Johann Nathanael Lieberkühn Johann Nathanael Lieberkühn (5 September 1711, in Berlin – 7 October 1756, in Berlin) was a German physician. His middle name is sometimes misspelled ''Nathaniel''. Lieberkühn studied theology initially, and then moved to physics, in particu ...

(1711–1756), a German Physician *

Nathanael Liminski Nathanael Liminski (born 19 September 1985) is a German politician from the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Since 30 June 2017, he has been Head of the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and ...

(born 1985), a German politician *

Nathanael Matthaeus von Wolf Nathanael Matthaeus von Wolf, Nathanael Matthäus von Wolf, pl, Nataniel Mateusz Wolf (28 January 1724 in Konitz – 15 December 1784 in Gdańsk) was a German botanist, physician, and astronomer. Wolf was born in Chojnice (Konitz) in Royal ...

(1724–1784), a German botanist, physician and astronomer *

Nathanael Mbourou Nathanael Bongo Mbourou (born 24 August 1996) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Moldovan club FC Bălți, Bălți and the Gabon national football team, Gabon national team. References

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(born 1996), a Gabonese professional footballer *

Nat Neujean Nathanael Neujean (5 January 1923 – 4 February 2018) was a Belgian sculptor from Antwerp. A figurative artist, he mostly worked in plaster and bronze. His works are held in various international collections. He has been honored as a Grand Office ...

(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 Nathanael Simeon Ogbeta (born 28 April 2001) is an English people, English professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, full back for club Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City. He will sign ...

(born 2001), an English footballer *

Nathanael of Ohrid Nathanael of Ohrid, Nathanael of Plovdiv or Nathanael of Zograf, born Nesho Stanov Boykikev; (Bulgarian/ mk, Натанаил Охридски; 26 October 1820 – 18 September 1906) was a Bulgarian cleric, writer and revolutionary from Macedo ...

(1820–1906), a Bulgarian cleric, writer and revolutionary from

Macedonia Macedonia most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic reg ...

* Nathanael Orr (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 (born 1993), an English footballer *

Nathanael Richards Nathanael Richards ( fl. 1630–1654) was an English dramatist and poet, perhaps from Kent. He should not be confused with Nathaniel Richards (1611–1660), a cleric. Background and possible connections to the Hammond family A possible relative ...

(1630–1654), an English dramatist * Nate Saint (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 an ...

(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 Nathanael Ace Pineda Villanueva (born October 25, 1995) is a Filipino footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Philippines Football League club Cebu. Career Villanueva played for the college team UP Fighting Maroons. He appeared for Meralco M ...

(born 1995), a Filipino footballer * Nathanael West (1903–1940), American writer *

Nathanael Wiseman Nathanael Wiseman is an actor, film director and producer, and entrepreneur. He is a co-founder and CEO of production company Redeeming Features, which produced the BAFTA long-listed feature film ''Hard Tide'' in the UK. Redeeming Features an ...

, 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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