Meaning and origin of Daniel

The boy's name Daniel \d(a)-niel\ is pronounced DAN-yel. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "God is my judge". Biblical: the prophet and writer of the book of Daniel was a teenager when he was taken to Babylon after the destruction of Jerusalem in 607 BC. He survived a politically motivated death sentence in a lions' den. Many prominent men have had the name since, among them statesman Daniel Webster and frontiersman Daniel Boone. Danilo is a Spanish form; Dantrell is a contemporary blended variant. Novelist Daniel Defoe; entertainers Danny Thomas, Danny Kaye; Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan; actors Daniel Day-Lewis, Danny DeVito, Danny Aiello, Daniel Radcliffe.

Daniel has 19 variant forms: Dan, Danal, Dane, Daneal, Danek, Danell, Dani, Danial, Daniele, Danil, Danilo, Danko, Dannel, Dannie, Danny, Dantrell, Danyal, Danyel and Deiniol.

For more information, see also the related name Dana.

Baby names that sound like Daniel are Donnel and Thaniel.

Daniel is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Daniel

Origin: Biblical

Meaning: Judgment of God; God my judge


Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: God is my Judge. The biblical prophet and writer of Book of Daniel was a teenager when taken to Babylon after the destruction of Jerusalem in 607 BC. He survived two death sentences: (a lions' den and a fiery furnace.); Frontiersman Daniel Boone.


Origin: Irish

Meaning: Attractive. A translation of the Gaelic name Domhnall.


Origin: Welsh

Meaning: Attractive. A translation of the Welsh name Deiniol.


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Origin and meaning of Daniel

Daniel
English
Male
God is My Judge
Meaning&Origin
Daniel is a English boys name.
The meaning of the name is `God is My Judge`.
Where is it used?
The name Daniel is mainly used in English, Jewish, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian and in the bible.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Deiniol (In Welsh)
Daniil (In Russian)
Daniele (In Italian)
Dániel (In Hungarian)
Taneli (In Finnish)
Danail (In Bulgarian)
If it's too long people might use:
In English: Dan
For opposite sex use:
In Polish, Czech, Romanian and in Italian: Daniela (F)
In Polish, Czech and in Romanian: Dana (F)
In French and in English: Danielle (F)
In French: Daniele (F)
In English: Daniella (F)
In Other languages: Dania (F)
In Other languages: Danya (F
See also
In English: Dannie (M)
In English: Danette (F)
In English: Danny (M)
In Other languages: Danita (F)
Extra info
From Old English.
Statistics
The name Daniel was given to 20947 babies in the USA in 2004. Daniel was the number 10 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 20628 babies making it the number 7 name that year.
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