Can anyone help with pronunciation of this name...

[Caz10]

....Nathaniel?

I always thought it was Nath at the beginning to rhyme with Math.

But DH has planted seeds of doubt saying it might be N-AE-th (if that makes sense), i.e. the same sound as Nathan?

And does anyone like it?!! Would shorten to Nate I think.

[MaureenMLove]

I always thought it was the way you say it. Don't ask me why I remember this, but one of the characters in War of the Worlds is called Nathaniel and its pronounced that way on the cd! I'm singing it now!

[MerlinsBeard]

Nath an yul

(nath as in math)

[phdlife]

Caz I had a boy in my class in grade 6 called Nathaniel - your pronounciation - we called him Nat.

[MaureenMLove]

Oh and yes, I like it a lot!

[MerlinsBeard]

had a friend called nathaniel

[edam]

You (and Maureen) are right.

Sorry, no, not a favourite of mine.

[nell12]

Nath to rhyme with math

[charlieandlola]

ds is nathaniel ( nate), and we pronounce is Nath as in Math, not Naeth as is Nathan. Lovely name, imho

[pinkbubble]

I would pronounce it as Ner thanial IYSWIM

[tasja]

I would pronounce it
nut aaa knee el

south african pronounciation

[Caz10]

THANK YOU!!

Pronunciation problems probably not helped by my Scottish accent hee hee!

charlieandlola I like it too! have you had good reactions to ds being called that? People keep making funny faces when I mention it, but I just keep coming back to it.

[FranSanDisco]

Lovely name. Nat is a cool abreviation imho. Ds has twin friends called Nat and Joe. They're lovely lads

[Alfie72]

N-AE-TH- aniel is the american pronunciation I think. I remember from that TV show " six feet under"
I would think your pronunciation of the name would be correct here in the UK.
Like Megan in Australia is Mee-gan - took me ages to pronounce that correctly when I lived there.