Details for the forename Nathaniel

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Nathaniel (male)


Variants:	Natanaele (M)
Diminutive(s):	Nat (M) Nathan (M)
Pet Name(s):	Nattie (M)
Lesser Synonym(s):	Dieudonne (M) Matthew (M) Theodore (M)
Can be spelt:	Nathanael (M) Nathaneel (M)
Feminine form:	Dorothy (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	Hebrew "God has given"; NT John 1:45-49. Note: Nathaniel has a similar meaning to Dieudonne, Dorothy, Matthew, Theodore and other names. Nathan is an occasional diminutive of Nathaniel although it is mainly a name in its own right. The two spelling variants Nathaneel (OT; Numbers 1:8) and Nathanael (AV) were biblical variants which have been little used elsewhere.