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Nathaniel

American  
[nuh-than-yuhl] / nəˈθæn yəl /

noun

  1. Bartholomew.

  2. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “gift of God.”


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“The RSF can’t project force any other way right now, so they’re lobbing drones like aerial IEDs,” said Nathaniel Raymond, executive director of the Humanitarian Research Lab at the Yale School of Public Health.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Circuit Court, and it was argued in April by Nathaniel Zelinsky, from the Washington Litigation Group.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Nathaniel Menday was elected to represent the Woodhouse ward on Sheffield City Council in last week's local elections.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Nathaniel Fillmore, PhD, at Harvard Medical School, also served as co-senior author.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

“You're Nathaniel Bowditch, aren’t you? I’ve heard Master Watson talk about you. You’re not in school today?”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

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