Nathaniel

proper nounattested in dialogue

//nəˈθæn.jəl//

A male given name from Hebrew.

proper noun

1
A male given name from Hebrew.
Nathaniel's coat, sir, was not fully made, And Gabriel's pumps were all unpink'd i' the heel.
‘What’s your Christian name, Sir?’ angrily inquired the little judge. ‘Nathaniel, Sir.’ ‘Daniel—any other name?’ ‘Nathaniel, sir—my Lord, I mean.’ ‘Nathaniel Daniel, or Daniel Nathaniel?’ ‘No, my Lord, only Nathaniel —not Daniel at all.’ ‘What did you tell me it was Daniel for, then, sir?’ inquired the judge.
Marcella and Nathaniel. Now I know their names. I haven't thought much about having children, but if I did, I wouldn't give them names like that. They're the sort of names you choose if you think you're someone to be reckoned with.
“Doctors have always approached medications in pregnancy by using it only when indicated, lowest dose, for the shortest duration,” said Dr. Nathaniel DeNicola, an adviser to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on environmental issues.

Etymology

Modification, under influence of Daniel, of Nathanael, from Ancient Greek Ναθαναήλ (Nathanaḗl), from Biblical Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el, literally “God has given”).

Nate · A diminutive of the male given names Nathan, Nathanael and…Nathalie · A female given name from Latin, of rather rare usage, variant…Nathan · An Old Testament prophet who advised King David.

Nathaniel · A male given name from Hebrew.

nation · A historically constituted, stable community of people,…Nation · A surname.national · Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole;…

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.