Nathanael

Nathanael is a male given name that means "gift of God" (from Hebrew natan "(he) have given" + el "God").

It may be spelled in various fashions including Nathaniel and Nathanial. Nathanael is also commonly shortened to Nathan, Nate or Nat.

Famous people with this name

Nathanael — In the Gospel of John, one of the Twelve Apostles; usually identified with Bartholomew of the other gospels.
Nathaniel Bowditch — mathematician, author of the American Practical Navigator, and father of modern maritime navigation
Nathanael Greene - a Major General of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and a major player in the Battle of Guilford Court House
Nathaniel Hawthorne — author of The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Stern - interdisciplinary artist
Nathaniel Parker - Actor

Nathaniel (Bartimaeus trilogy) — a character in Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus Trilogy
Nathaniel, character in Enchanted (2007 film)
Nate Archibald (Gossip Girl) - also known as Nathaniel Fitzwilliam Archibald, a character in the best selling Gossip Girl book series
Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo - the main character in James Fenimore Cooper's novel The Last of The Mohicans
Nathaniel Fisher, sr. and his son Nathaniel "Nate" Fisher, Jr. — characters in the television series Six Feet Under
Nathaniel Taggart - character in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged

Nathaniel M.- Poppin' to-boyfriend-of an innocent middle school girl. (Loves RC cars and spoons...)