Nathaniel means "Gift of God". It is believed that Nathaniel is another name for Bartholomew, one of the 12 apostles.
Edward means "Wealthy Guardian ". It is also the middle name of my dad, my maternal grandfather, and my great-grandfather.
Usually, everyone calls me "Nate". Some of the nicknames my family calls me are "itty bitty", "bitty", "bitty bear", "Bruno" and "little one".