Nathaniel

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What are your thoughts and impressions of Nathaniel?

Also would you shorten it? I don't think I would

And how many Nathaniel's do you know

I love it. I like the shortening Nate

DH vetoed it because he thought Nathan was - for want of a better word - chavvy

That's the name of my future son. LOVE it!

I love it, was on my list when I was pregnant (had a girl).

I use to know one Nathaniel about 10 years ago (he was a couple years above my DD in Primary), haven't met another.

I quite like it & really like Nate. I only know one Nathaniel & he's 9.

I know an eight year old Nathaniel. He's gorgeous

I have a Nathan not a Nathaniel but I don't find people naturally shorten it to Nate without any indication from you like they would with say Thomas to Tom because it's not a natural shortening really as it sounds different to the name iyswim like Richard to Dick (not that people do that anymore hopefully).

I love it so much and it was on my list for DS but my H hated it.
I sometimes look at DS and he really does look like a Nathaniel, it would have suited him.

I've only ever known one and he's 9.

DH vetoed Nathaniel- so DS is Nathan Daniel

We tend to shorten it to Nay

I like it but DH doesn't. I knew a Nathaniel once who went by Nat instead of Nate.

I do like it, but I think it will definitely be shortened at some point. You can control that to an extent when he's young, but then I could definitely see his mates doing it as a teen. If you think it'll bother you, I wouldn't.

I like Nathan and Nate, however, so I'd be happy with the name! There is one up the road from my aunt, about 10 years old, gets shortened to Nate iirc.

I know one, known as Nate. I think the length of the name means it will end up being shortened in some way when he gets to school at least.

There's a lot of DH's vetoing it!!

Lovely as full name. I prefer Nat as shortening.

Shortening Nate is just odd IMO. I'm surprised how many people like it!

I do like it, it's a lovely name, but not Nat/e.
I prefer Daniel.

Love it. Nathan or Nate are lovely shortenings too

Gorgeous name. Also love Nat or Nate as shortenings and Nathan.

Love it! And Nat for short.

Love it, and especially love Nate as a shortening. It's on my shortlist for a boy.

I love it. Would shorten it to Nate.

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Have always loved this name.

Loved it-also got vetoed by OH🙈
I know one who goes by Natty but he's only little-I can't imagine he will be called Natty when he's a teenager!

Love it! My DH also doesn't like it! I would shorten it either to Nat or Nate. I know one in his early 20s who spells it Nathanael.

Nathaniel shortened to Nate was on our list. We've chosen something else now but are using Nathaniel as a middle name. I think it's a lovely name and underused which appeals to me as I don't like popular names.

Nathaniel is nice. If you have to shorten, I'd choose Nathan.

Don't like Nat or Nate at all, sorry.