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What does Nathaniel mean?
Nathaniel 
as a boys' name is pronounced na-THAN-yel. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Nathaniel 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.
STARTS WITH Nat-
Variations
VARIANTS Nat▼, Natanael, Nataniel, Nate, Nathan, Nathanael, Nathaneal, Nathanial▼, Nathanyal, Nathanyel, Natty, Nethanel, Nethaniel, Nethanyel, Thaniel
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Nathaniel Ross (N.R.), ..
How popular is Nathaniel?
Nathaniel is a very popular first name for men (#206 out of 1220, Top 17%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#16208 out of 150436, Top 11%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Nathaniel reached its highest position of #60 in the U.S. in the year 1998, and is at #116 presently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Nathaniel (#116 VIA LATEST LIST) rated in the Top 2000 are Nathan (#48), Nathanael (#716), Nate (#1734), Bartholomew, Nat, Natanael and Nathanial. These forms of Nathaniel were at the height of their popularity in 2004 (MEDIAN #1062) and are somewhat less conventional today (#1326, 47.8% LESS USAGE).
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Chaniel, Chanyel, Daniel▼, Gamaliel, Haniel, Hanniel, Kaniel, Macniel, Mihangel, Natal, Natale, Natalino, Natalio, Natan, Nathen▼, Nathon, Othniel, Otniel, Raphael▲ and Sachiel. These names tend to be less frequently used than Nathaniel.
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