NATHANAEL

'Nathanael' is a male given name that means "gift of God" (from Hebrew ''natan'' "he gives" + ''el'' "God").
It may be spelled in various fashions including Nathaniel and Nathanial. Nathanael is also commonly shortened to Nathan, Nate or Nat.
It may refer to:

★ Nathanael — In the Gospel of John, one of the Twelve Apostles; usually identified with Bartholomew of the other gospels.

★ Nathaniel Hawthorne — author of ''The Scarlet Letter''

★ Nathaniel (Bartimaeus trilogy) — a character in Jonathan Stroud's ''Bartimaeus Trilogy''

★ Nathanial (Underworld) — a character in ''Underworld'' (2003 film) and sequels

★ Nathaniel Taggart - a character in Ayn Rand's ''Atlas Shrugged''

★ Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo - the main character in James Fenimore Cooper's novel ''The Last of The Mohicans''

★ Nathaniel Bowditch — mathematician, author of the ''American Practical Navigator'', and father of modern maritime navigation

★ Nathanael Greene - a Major General of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and a major player in the Battle of Guilford Court House

★ Nathaniel Fisher, sr. and his son Nathaniel "Nate" Fisher, Jr. — characters in the television series ''Six Feet Under''

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★ Nathan