what does the name nathan mean and is it different for nathaniel?

Answer 1

go to babynames.com & you'll find the defintion, where the name originates and how many people like it
plus many other names

Answer 2

My 27 year old son is named Nathaniel. He goes by Nathan most of the time. I think both names mean the same, gift of God. I guarantee you my son was a gift of God. I tried to call him Nathaniel for most of his life, but in Jr. High he shortened it to Nathan.

Some people tried to call him Nate or Nat. I hate both names. I wish he still went by Nathaniel, but Nathan is ok.

Answer 3

Nathan means God permitted and Nathaniel means a gift from God. My sons middle name is Nathaniel- I thought it had great meaning.

Answer 4

NATHAN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Other Scripts: נָתָן (Hebrew)
Pronounced: NAY-than [key]
Means "giver" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a prophet and also a son of King David. This name can also function as a short form of JONATHAN or NATHANAEL.

NATHANIEL
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical (Variant)
Pronounced: nay-THAN-ee-el, nay-THAN-yel [key]
Form of NATHANAEL used in the some versions of the New Testament. Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author of 'The Scarlet Letter', is a famous bearer of this name.

NATHANAEL
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, English, Scandinavian
Pronounced: nay-THAN-ee-el (English), nay-THAN-yel (English) [key]
From the Hebrew name נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el) which meant "God has given". In the New Testament this is the name of an apostle also known as Bartholomew.

Answer 5

Danish, Norwegian, Swedish: Mirakel Finnish: Ihme

Answer 6

nathan means ....He gave

Nathaniel.....Gift from god

Answer 7

I have a book of baby names but I cant find it when it turns up I will tell you.