Nethaniel
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god has given; a form of Nathaniel.
Nethaniel by the numbers
Nethaniel was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Nathaniel
Like Nethaniel, each of these traces back to Nathaniel: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nethaniel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- NathanielGod gave; he gave3,504 in the US (2017)
- NethanelGod gave; a form of Nathaniel6 in the US (2017)
- Nathanaelhe gave; god has given398 in the US (2017)
- Nathanialhe gave or God gave; variant of Nathaniel54 in the US (2017)
- Natanielhe gave God; a form of Nathaniel7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Netanelgod gave; hebrew form of Nathanael15 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a gift
Like Nethaniel, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Nethaniel, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Nethaniel
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