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Source-reportedMeaning: “God has given”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
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- NameStoria: Nathaniel (cited meaning “God has given”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
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“God has given”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Nathaniël is recorded as a first given name in France's civil registration statistics (INSEE, 1900–2025) and in Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025 (2017–2025), given to boys; no dictionary entry is in our sources yet. It is the statistics spelling of Nathaniel, for which the cited sources give the meaning “God has given”.
Meaning: “God has given”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
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France (France métropolitaine et départements-régions d'outre-mer; avant 2012 France hors Mayotte), 2025: 5 boys (rank 6350).
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2017–2025 Spelling: Nathaniël
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Source: Sociale Verzekeringsbank · Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
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| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | 20 | 649 | observed |
| 2019 | 12 | 927 | observed |
| 2020 | 13 | 869 | observed |
| 2021 | 18 | 730 | observed |
| 2022 | 13 | 895 | observed |
| 2023 | 17 | 740 | observed |
| 2024 | 12 | 937 | observed |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Nathaniël” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
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Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated
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Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Nathaniel— “gift of God”
Nathaniel, _m._ _Fr._ Heb. gift of God, 25
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Netherlands · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
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