Meaning of the nameNathanael

Nathanael is a spelling of the name Natanael, which means “'God has given'”.

Meaning

“'God has given'”

Meaning of the name Natanael, of which Nathanael is a spelling.

Source: Behind the Name: Nathanael · Wiktionary: Natanael

People (2022): 4,884
Rank in Brazil: #2,777
Median age: 16 years
2010 Census: 1,791; people

Nathanael in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Nathanael, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (1,310 people).

30 women 4,854 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Nathanael is most common

States with the highest share of people named Nathanael in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Alagoas 0.006%
Paraíba 0.006%
Sergipe 0.005%
Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
Ceará 0.004%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	675	0.002%
Minas Gerais	466	0.002%
Ceará	367	0.004%
Rio Grande do Sul	345	0.003%
Rio de Janeiro	323	0.002%
Goiás	247	0.004%
Pernambuco	233	0.003%
Bahia	226	0.002%
Paraíba	217	0.006%
Paraná	180	0.002%
Alagoas	178	0.006%
Maranhão	170	0.003%
Santa Catarina	164	0.002%
Amazonas	161	0.004%
Rio Grande do Norte	147	0.005%
Distrito Federal	110	0.004%
Sergipe	110	0.005%
Piauí	108	0.003%
Pará	102	0.001%
Mato Grosso	85	0.002%
Tocantins	71	0.005%
Espírito Santo	64	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	57	0.002%
Acre	29	0.004%
Roraima	21	0.003%
Rondônia	16	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Nathanael

It keeps the TH of the Greek biblical spelling and is the form Behind the Name uses as its main entry. It is the younger spelling of the pair, with a median age of 16.

About the name Natanael

Behind the Name gives Natanael as the Portuguese form of Nathanael, from Hebrew Netanʾel, formed from natan, 'to give', and ʾel, 'God', with the sense of 'God has given'. Wiktionary's Finnish entry gives the same chain, from Biblical Hebrew through Greek Ναθαναήλ, and the same translation. In the New Testament, it is the name of an apostle. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 68,960 people named Natanael, with a median age of 24; proportionally, the name is most common in Acre. Nathanael keeps the TH of the Greek form.

Other spellings of Natanael

Spelling	People (2022)
Natanael	68,960
Nathanael	4,884

Sources

Behind the Name: Nathanael · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Natanael · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

Questions about the name Nathanael

What does the name Nathanael mean?

Nathanael means “'God has given'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary. This is the meaning of the name Natanael, of which Nathanael is a spelling.

How many people are named Nathanael in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,884 people with the first name Nathanael, which ranks it number 2,777 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Nathanael a boy's or a girl's name?

Nathanael is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 30 women and 4,854 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Nathanael?

Nathanael is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Nathanael most common?

Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.006% of the state's population is named Nathanael (178 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Nathanael?

Natanael. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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