Nathaniel
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Modification, under influence of Daniel, of Nathanael, from Ancient Greek Ναθαναήλ (Nathanaḗl), from Biblical Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el, literally “God has given”).[1]
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Proper noun[edit]
Nathaniel
- A male given name.
- 1594 William Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew: Act IV, Scene I:
- Nathaniel's coat, sir, was not fully made,
- And Gabriel's pumps were all unpink'd i' the heel.
- 1837 Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 34:
- ‘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.
- 2010 Sophie Hannah, A Room Swept White, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, page 102:
- 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.
- 1594 William Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew: Act IV, Scene I:
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transliteration of the name
cognate of the name — see Nathanael
References[edit]
- ^ Hanks, Patrick, et al. Oxford Dictionary of First Names (Second Edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. Print.
