Meaning: Its source is Netanyahu, a Hebrew name meaning "God has given."

Languages: This boy's name is used in Greek.

Popularity: The name Nathanael ranked 438th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 1121st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: In Christian scripture, this was the name of one of Christ's disciples. It is believed that he was most commonly indentified by the surname Bartholomew, an Aramic-derived patronymic meaning ''son of Talmai.''