"Nathanael" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ναθαναήλ (Nathanaḗl), from Biblical Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el, literally “God has given”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Ναθαναήλ}} Ancient Greek Ναθαναήλ (Nathanaḗl), {{der|en|hbo|נְתַנְאֵל|lit=God has given|tr=Netan'el}} Biblical Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el, literally “God has given”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nathanael
  1. An Apostle in the Gospel of John; usually identified with Bartholomew. Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Individuals Translations (biblical Apostle): Ναθαναήλ (Nathanaḗl) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ناثانيال [masculine] (Arabic), نثنائيل [masculine] (Arabic), Nathanael (Danish), Natanael (Finnish), Nathanaël [masculine] (French), Natanael [masculine] (German), Nathanael [masculine] (German), Ναθαναήλ (Nathanaḯl) [masculine] (Greek), ナタナエル (Natanaeru) (Japanese), 나타나엘 (Natana'el) (Korean), Натанаил (Natanail) (Macedonian), Natanael (Norwegian), Нафанаи́л (Nafanaíl) [masculine] (Russian), Natanael (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Nathanael-en-name-hEJut~Cr Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 49 51 Disambiguation of Individuals: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'biblical Apostle': 77 23
  2. A male given name from Hebrew; more common in the form Nathaniel. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Biblical characters, Individuals Translations (male given name): Nathanaël [masculine] (French), Ναθαναήλ (Nathanaḯl) [masculine] (Greek), Натанаил (Natanail) (Macedonian), Natanahira (Maori)
    Sense id: en-Nathanael-en-name-DzLzuYoR Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 49 51 Disambiguation of Individuals: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 69 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Nathaniel, Nat, Nate

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