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Nathaniel

[ nuh-than-yuhl ]

/ nəˈθæn yəl /

noun

Bartholomew (def. 1).

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

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Example sentences from the Web for Nathaniel

Characters in The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. are “The Contingent Man and Woman.”
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When The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. was published last July, it was designated a “Hot Read” here at The Daily Beast.
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Or at least not obtuse about The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.
How to Get Laid in Brooklyn a la Adelle Waldman’s Nifty Novel of Manners|Tom LeClair|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Pea Tear Griffon” is singing what goes up must come down while reading Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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Nathaniel Rich on how the Great War saved American fiction from such trifles.
American Dreams, 1914: Penrod by Booth Tarkington|Nathaniel Rich|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Something in the strange fierceness of Neil's words startled Nathaniel, like the thrilling twinges of an electric shock.
The Courage of Captain Plum|James Oliver Curwood
She would love the tiresome, solemn Nathaniel: of what use was that to her now?
The Philosopher's Joke|Jerome K. Jerome
I'll go to the house now and you can talk to Jonathan, Nathaniel.
More Portmanteau Plays|Stuart Walker
With every step adding to his anxiety Nathaniel hurried along the narrow rim of beach.
The Courage of Captain Plum|James Oliver Curwood
Johnson had a relation called Nathaniel, and Pickwick had a “follower” also Nathaniel.
Pickwickian Manners and Customs|Percy Fitzgerald

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