The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Shortened version of “Nathan” or “Nathaniel”.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Nat, Natan, Natanael, Natanaele, Natanail, Nataniel, Nathan, Nathanael, Nathanahel, Nathaniel, Nath, Nathe, Natty, Nethanel, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Nate (Nathaniel) Creighton (b. 1848), one of the three young Creighton boys who died of “paralysis” the year Jethro was born, in Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt (1964; set during the American Civil War, 1861-1865).

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  August 27, 2015 at 2:18 am

  […] from A Garland for Girls, by Louisa May Alcott, 1887. – Nathan Hale Creighton (called “Nate“; b. 1848), one of the three young Creighton boys who died of “paralysis” the […]

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