Etymology

Nathanael

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Today it means: An Apostle in the Gospel of John; usually identified with Bartholomew. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ναθαναήλ ← Biblical Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל
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  1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromנְתַנְאֵל
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΝαθαναήλ
  3. English todayNathanael

From Ancient Greek Ναθαναήλ (Nathanaḗl), from Biblical Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el, literally “God has given”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΝαθαναήλ all →

Nathaniel

Biblical Hebrewנְתַנְאֵל all →

Nathaniel

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.