NATHANIEL :
Pronounced: nay-THAN-ee-el, nay-THAN-yel, nah-THAN-yel
Origin(s): Hebrew
Meaning: “gift of God” from the Hebrew name Nethan’el. In the New Testament this is the name of an apostle also known as Bartholomew. American novelist and short-story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne is the author of The Scarlet Letter (1850) and The House of the Seven Gables (1851).
NICOLE :
Pronounced: NI-kol
Origin(s): Greek, French
Meaning: French feminine form of NICHOLAS, from the Greek name Nikolaos which means “victory of the people” from the Greek nike “victory” and laos “people”. Actress Nicole Eggert is “yet another impossibly beautiful woman who has helped to popularize the syndicated show Baywatch.
Information sources include Behind the Name, Baby Zone, and Fact Monster. I don’t know why I decided to do this little project, but I’m going to post two names each day for the month of October. The names for each day will begin with same letter, and I’ll work my way through the alphabet until I do “Z” on October 26th. The names for the rest of the month will come from reader submissions.
