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Re: Nataniel
In South Africa it's the Afrikaans pronunciation and spelling of Nathaniel, and is pretty widely used. Like most languages, Afrikaans doesn't have a TH sound, so they very sensibly drop the H.It's pronounced nah-TAAH-nee-ul, as close as I can get, and often gets abbreviated to Niel, which sounds like Kneel, or indeed Neil!There's a prominent musician/performer here who is just known as Nataniel - no surname. He's brilliant - looks like a bald version of Boy George, but what a voice, and what a wonderfully original imagination!
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