Nathaniel - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Nathaniel \n(a)-tha-niel\ is pronounced na-THAN-yel. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "God has given". Biblical: one of the 12 apostles, who was also called Bartholomew. Used by the Puritans. Author Nathaniel Hawthorne; musician Nat "King" Cole.

Nathaniel has 15 variant forms: Nat, Natanael, Nataniel, Nate, Nathan, Nathanael, Nathaneal, Nathanial, Nathanyal, Nathanyel, Natty, Nethanel, Nethaniel, Nethanyel and Thaniel.

Nathaniel is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Nathaniel. Click here to compare Nathaniel with related baby names.