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My brother is named Nathaniel. We switch between calling him Nate, Nathan, and Nathaniel. My favorite is Nathan. I know my grandpa called him Nat when he was first born, but my mother hated it so he quit doing that. She thought it sounded too much like gnat.

I really like Nathaniel and considered it when naming my children. I prefer the Nathaniel spelling because of Nathaniel Hawthorne. I prefer the nickname Nat over Nate, although Nat can also be used for girls' names like Natasha, Natalie, etc. From your PNL, my favorite combination would be Nathaniel Shae for something softer and Nathaniel Chase for something more hard sounding, if that makes sense.

I adore Nathaniel, spelled thusly. Nathanael looks awful to me. My favorite NN far and away is Nathan, but you could also use Than, Niel / Neil, Nat, and El.

Do you like it? Love it:-)
What spelling do you like better? Nathaniel
Are there any other nn besides Nate and Nathan? Eli (pr. e-lee')?
Any good combos?

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Nathaniel Marcus
Nathaniel Ian
Nathaniel Owen
Nathaniel Paul
Nathaniel Justin
Nathaniel Noah
Nathaniel David
Nathaniel Simon

I prefer the original biblical spelling of Nathanael

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and for a nickname... Neal?

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Nathanael Alexander
Nathanael Timothy/Timotheus
Nathanael Benoni

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Plenty of combos really

I prefer the original biblical spelling of Nathanael

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and for a nickname... Neal?

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Nathanael Alexander
Nathanael Timothy/Timotheus
Nathanael Benoni

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Plenty of combos really

I'm not a fan of it, I think it sounds a bit whimpy. I prefer Nathaniel. I'm not really in combo-mode right now...

I think Nathaniel is a great name and I like this spelling the best. I can't think of any other nn's. I like the following combos:

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Nathaniel James
Nathaniel Bennett
Nathaniel Peter
Nathaniel Jacob
Nathaniel Moses
Nathaniel Solomon
Nathaniel David
Nathaniel Xander
Nathaniel Finley
Nathaniel Kent

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Rhys Nathaniel
Liam Nathaniel
Oscar Nathaniel
Oliver Nathaniel
Jesse Nathaniel
Harry Nathaniel
Charlie Nathaniel
Isaac Nathaniel
George Nathaniel
Elijah Nathaniel

I'm kind of partial to Nathanael, but the fact is that most people will assume it's spelled Nathaniel.

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I don't think of Nathan as a nickname for Nathaniel. It's a name in its own right, and always has been. As for other nicknames, I suppose there's always Nat.

I love Nathaniel! I dislike all the NNs, I prefer to just say Nathaniel. My favorite combo is Nathaniel Lee.

I love Nathaniel, only with this spelling. It has such a warm, handsome sound to it, imo.

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It was my favorite boy name for a while, but eventually fell out of the top spot for a variety of reasons...one of them being that I dislike most of the nicknames for it. (I especially can't stand Nate!) The only nickname I even remotely like for it is Thane, but even that I don't like very much...and that one seems to be too much of a stretch for a lot of people.

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Nathaniel Aaron
Nathaniel August
Nathaniel Brooks
Nathaniel Caius/Kaius
Nathaniel Charles
Nathaniel Cyrus
Nathaniel Desmond
Nathaniel Dexter
Nathaniel Duncan
Nathaniel Edgar
Nathaniel Edward
Nathaniel Everett
Nathaniel Jonas
Nathaniel Jude
Nathaniel Kiran
Nathaniel Miles
Nathaniel Per
Nathaniel Rahiti
Nathaniel Raj
Nathaniel Reid
Nathaniel River
Nathaniel Rohan/Rowan
Nathaniel Rupert
Nathaniel Walter
Nathaniel Willem

This message was edited 12/11/2007, 7:10 PM

I really like it, and prefer Nathaniel to Nathanael. I personal prefer the nn Nat to Nate or Nathan, though I like the name in its full form the best.

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I can't think of any good combos off the top off my head, though, unfortunately.

I do like Nathaniel, and prefer that spelling.
Having said that, Nathaniel seems to be a bit of a weak name, I am yet to meet a strong masculine Nathaniel.

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Other nn suggestions; Tiel and Nat.

I prefer the spelling Nathanael. I hate nicknames like Nate and Nathan.

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COMBOS:
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Nathanael William
Nathanael James
Nathanael Richard
Nathanael George
Nathanael Oscar
Nathanael Oliver
Nathanael Zachary
Nathanael Jacob
Nathanael David
Nathanael Isaiah
Nathanael Isaac
Nathanael Thomas

I prefer the spelling Nathaniel. I love the nickname Nate!

I love NAthaniel, it is a soft but strong guys name, and its biblical, which is a plus from my perspective. I like the spelling Nathanael better. My favorite nn for it is Nat.

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Nathanael Jude
Nathanael Edmund