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Nathaniel

Pronunciation: nə-THAN-yəl (key)
Names related to Nathaniel: Nat, Nate, Nathan, Nathanael
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Origin of the name Nathaniel:

Derived from the Hebrew nĕthan'ēl (gift of God). The name is borne in the Bible by a disciple of Jesus, one of those to whom Christ appeared after the resurrection. He is believed to be the same character as Bartholomew.

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We chose Nathaniel as our sons name and it fits him. We do call him Nate as he is only 2, but deep down he is a serious soul, and I associate Nathaniel with being serious and studious. My only complaint is that people love to call him Nathan. Even family members. It drives me up the wall! It's not that hard - Nate or Nathaniel! That is my one complaint that I was totally not expecting when we chose this name.

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Nate, Nat, Than, Nathan, Tate, Nien, Neil

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Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician and the founder of modern maritime navigation
Nathaniel "Nat King" Cole, American jazz singer and pianist
Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author (The Scarlet Letter)
Nathaniel "Nate" Novarro, drummer of the band Cobra Starship
Nathaniel Bacon, leader of "Bacon's Rebellion"

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Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo, the hero of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales and several subsequent film adaptations. He is known in various stories as Deerslayer and Hawkeye.

Nathaniel (Nate) Fisher - main character on the television show Six Feet Under. The character was named after his father, who also appears on the series.

Nathaniel 'Nate' Archibald- A teen aged, upper east side character from the Gossip Girl book and television series.

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