The name came into use among Protestants in the 16th C.
- England
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- Dutch
- ● 1574 Nathanael AuFr Dale;
1576 Nathanael ibid. Eduwarts;
1583 Nathanael ibid. Geerards;
1591 Nathaniel ibid. Damme;
1595 Nathaniel ibid. Cambier
- Early Modern English
- ● 1563 Nathaniell StAnthonlin p. 15;
1568 Nathaniell ibid. p. 19;
1596 Nathaniell ibid. p. 38
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ◑ 1524x1532 Nanu (nom) Saareste1923a p. 104,
Nany (gen) Saareste1923b p. 137,
Nhaen (nom) ibid. p. 138,
Nhan (nom) ibid. p. 139,
Nhaͣen (nom) ibid. p. 139,
naen (nom) ibid. p. 139,
nhaͤn (nom) ibid. p. 137;
1592 nan Tiik1977 p. 286
- France
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- Middle French
- ● 1572 Nathanaël RegPCC-1 p. 513
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Nathaniel". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Nathaniel.