Given name

Natanaël

“gift of God”

Natanaël is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Dutch.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Natanaël goes back to Ancient Greek Ναθαναήλ, meaning “gift of God.”

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Where it comes from

Natanaël comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Ancient Greek Ναθαναήλ, from Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Natanaël’s family of names

In Dutch usage, Natanaël has a conventional equivalent in the French form Nathanaël. In Dutch usage, Natanaël has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Нафанаил.

Walk Natanaël’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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