Nathaniel

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Nathaniel is a masculine given name or surname. It is a common English variant of the name Nathanael, which comes from the Hebrew name Netanel meaning "God has given" ^[1][2] (from the Hebrew words natan "has given" + el "God"). Nathaniel is commonly shortened to Nate or Nat, or the related name Nathan.

People with this given name

• Nathanael — In the Gospel of John, one of the Twelve Apostles; usually identified with Bartholomew of the other gospels.
• Nathaniel Prentice Banks, American politician and American Civil War General
• Nathanial Bates, African-American two-term mayor of Richmond, California
• Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician, author of the American Practical Navigator, and father of modern maritime navigation
• Nathanael Greene, Major General of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and a major player in the Battle of Guilford Court House
• Nathaniel Hawthorne, American novelist
• Nathaniel Miller, Canadian water polo player
• Nathaniel Stern, American artist
• Nathaniel Parker, English actor
• Nathaniel Therrien, Canadian volleyball player
• Nathanial Saltonstall (circa 1639-1707), American judge
• Nathanael West, American writer

Fictional characters

• Nathaniel, character in Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
• Nathaniel, character in Enchanted (2007 film)
• Nate Archibald (Gossip Girl) - also known as Nathaniel Fitzwilliam Archibald, a character in the best selling Gossip Girl book series
• Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo - the main character in James Fenimore Cooper's novel The Last of The Mohicans
• Nathaniel "Nate" Fisher, Jr. and his father Nathaniel Fisher, Sr., characters in the television series Six Feet Under
• Nathaniel Taggart - character in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged
• Nathaniel Garro - character in Warhammer 40,000
• Nathaniel "Nat" "Simey" "Benny" Goldberg, character in The Birthday Party
• Parson Nathaniel in the musical version of War Of The Worlds

References

1. ^ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Nathaniel
2. ^ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Nathanael

Captain Nathanael Flint - a evil space pirate in Treasure Planet

See also

• Nathan (given name)
• All pages beginning with Nathanael
• All pages beginning with Nathanial
• All pages beginning with Nathaniel

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