# Nathanael

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #62,354

## Definitions
1. An Apostle in the Gospel of John; usually identified with Bartholomew.
2. A male given name from Hebrew; more common in the form Nathaniel.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nathanael