Nathl.

Writing & Everyday abbreviation · Given Name

Nathl. stands for Nathaniel, a given name abbreviation.

Contraction of Nathaniel in colonial American and English records, church covenants, signatures and ledgers. The name was a Puritan favorite, so the form is common in New England documents.

Example: The church covenant was signed by Nathl. Tuttle, Saml. Hale and eleven other men.

Usage notes

Nathaniel, from Hebrew for "God has given," was a favorite Puritan name; the novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, born in 1804, is its best-known bearer. Variants include Nath. and Natl. Transcribers should not read Nathl. as Nathan, which is a separate name.

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