Given name
Nethanel
“God has given”
Nethanel is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewנתנאל
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Nethanel means “God has given.”
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Where it comes from
Nethanel is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb natan (נתן), “to give,” and the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Nethanel appears in Numbers 1:8.
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Nethanel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 48
- 48 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 2005.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nethanel’s family of names
Nethanel has a related form in Nathaniel.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 16
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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