Nathaniel is a ♂ boy name.
Nathaniel is a biblical name of Hebrew origin and is a variant of Nathanael. He is one of the twelve apostles of Jesus in the New Testament and is possibly the same person as Bartholomew.
Nathaniel means “God has given” and “gift of God” (from Hebrew “natan/נָתַן” = to give + “el/אֵל” = God).
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Nathaniel is currently ranked #1662 on the name leaderboard.
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🇦🇺 Australia | - | - | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
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