Daniel

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Meaning
"God is my judge"
Scripts(How to write)
Δανιήλ(Ancient Greek)
Даниел(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Դանիէլ(Armenian)
דָּנִיֵּאל
דָּנִיֵּאל(Hebrew)
დანიელ(Georgian)
Pronunciation
DA-NYEHL(French)
DA-nee-ehl(German, Slovak)
DA-ni-yehl(Czech)
DA-nyehl(Polish)
DA-nyəl(Danish)
DAH-ni-yəl(Norwegian)
DAN-yel or DAN-yuhl
DAN-yəl(English)
da-NYEHL(Spanish)
da-nee-EHL(Romanian)
du-nee-EHL(European Portuguese)
du-nee-EW(Brazilian Portuguese)
də-nee-EHL(Catalan)
Popularity
Daniel is a very popular name, ranking consistently in the top 20 boys' names in the United States since the 1970s. It is also popular in many other countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.

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Daniel Name meanings & History

"God is my judge". Daniel is commonly used as a first name, but it can also be used as a middle name. It is a versatile name, suitable for boys of all races and backgrounds.

Zodiac Sign of Daniel: Domestic Cancer

Synonyms of Daniel:

D: Dutiful,Domestic,Demanding,Daddy,Doting,Determined

A: Angry,Assertive,Ambitious,Action,Argumentative,Aggressive

N: Nice,Neat,Nervous,Nitpicking,Nagging,Neurosis,Nutrition

I: Intimate,Involved,Indulgence

E: Expressive,Entertain,Environment,Enliven,Enlighten,Exaggerate

L: Lover,Legal,Liaison,Languid,Luscious,Lazy,Lovely

Daniel is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Daniel Radcliffe (British actor), Daniel Craig (British actor), Daniel Day-Lewis (Irish-British actor), Daniel Defoe (English writer), Daniel Boone (American frontiersman)

2.) DANIEL (Male)

Usage: Hungarian

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew dani ’el (God is my helper). The name is borne in the Bible by a Hebrew prophet whose faith kept him alive in a den of hungry lions. Daniel and the Lions’ Den was a favorite story during the Middle Ages, which helped to promote the use of the name across Europe. Var: Daneil. Pet: Dani. (DAN-EE-ELL)


3.) DANIEL (Male)

Usage: Welsh

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew dani’el (God is my judge). The name is borne in the Bible by a Hebrew prophet whose faith kept him alive in a den of hungry lions. Daniel and the Lions’ Den was a favorite story during the Middle Ages, which helped to promote the use of the name throughout Europe and the British Isles. Deiniol is the Welsh cognate. Short: Dan. (DAN-YEL)


4.) DANIEL (Male)

Usage: Spanish

Meanings: Hebrew name derived from dani’el (God is my judge). The name is borne in the Bible by a Hebrew prophet whose faith kept him alive in a den of lions. Var: Danialo, Danilo, Donelo. Short: Dani, Nelo, Nilo. (DAHN-YELL)


5.) DANIEL (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew dani’el (God is my judge). The name is most famously borne by one of the major prophets. His faith in God kept him alive in a den of hungry lions. His story and prophecies are recorded in the Book of Daniel. Short: Dan. Pet: Danny. (DAN-YELL)


6.) DANIEL (Male)

Usage: Romanian

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew dani’el (God is my judge). Var: Danila. Short: Dan. (DAHN-YEL)


7.) DANIEL (Male)

Usage: French

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew dani’el (God is my judge). The name is borne in the Bible by a Hebrew prophet whose faith kept him alive in a den of hungry lions. Daniel and the Lions’ Den was a favorite story during the Middle Ages, which helped to promote the use of the name throughout Europe. (DAHN-YEL)


8.) DANIEL (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew dani’el (God is my judge). (DAHN-YEHL)


9.) DANIEL (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew dani’el (God is my judge). The name is borne in the Bible by a Hebrew prophet whose faith kept him alive in a den of lions. Daniel and the Lions’ Den was a favorite story during the Middle Ages, which helped to promote the use of the name throughout Europe. Short: Dan. Pet: Danny. (DAN-YUL)


10.) DANIEL (Male)

Usage: Portuguese

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew dani ’el (God is my judge). (DAHN-EE-EHL)


11.) DANIEL (Male)

Usage: Irish

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew dani’el (God is my judge). The name is borne in the Bible by a Hebrew prophet whose faith kept him alive in a den of lions. Daineal and Dainial are Irish forms of Daniel. (DAN-YEL)


12.) DANIEL (Male)

Usage: Polish

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew dani’el (God is my judge). The name is borne in the Bible by a Hebrew prophet whose faith kept him alive in a den of lions. Daniel and the Lions’ Den was a favorite story during the Middle Ages, which helped to promote the use of the name throughout Europe. (DAHN-YEL)


13.) DANIEL (Male)

Usage: Scottish

Meanings: Scottish Gaelic form of Daniel, which is derived from the Hebrew dani’el (God is my judge). Short: Dan. (DAN-YELL)


14.) DANIEL (Male)

Usage: Scandinavian

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew dani’el (God is my judge). The name is borne in the Bible by a Hebrew prophet whose faith kept him alive in a den of lions. Daniel and the Lions’ Den was a favorite story during the Middle Ages, which led to popular use of the name throughout Europe. (DAN-YELL)


15.) DANIEL (Male)

Usage: Russian

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew dani’el (God is my judge). The name is borne in the Bible by a Hebrew prophet whose faith kept him alive in a den of lions. Var: Danil, Danila. Pet: Danja, Danya. (DAHN-YEEL)


16.) DANIEL (Male)

Usage: American

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew dani’el (God is my judge). The name is borne in the Bible by a Hebrew prophet whose faith kept him from harm in a den of hungry lions. Short: Dan. Pet: Danny. (DAN-YEL)


17.) DANIEL (Male)

Usage: Biblical

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew dani’el (God is my judge). Daniel was one of the major Hebrew prophets, whose faith in God miraculously delivered him from a den of hungry lions. His story and prophecies are recorded in the Old Testament book of Daniel. (DAN-YEHL)


18.) Daniel (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: God is my judge

Other Forms: Danial, Daniyal, Danyaal, Danyal, Danyel, Danyl


19.) Daniel (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: (Hebrew, French) a form of Danielle.

Other Forms: Danniel, Danniele, Danniell


20.) Daniel (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) judged by God; spiritual

Other Forms: Dan, Dann, Danney, Danni, Dannie, Danniel, Danny, Danyel, Danyell, Danyyell


21.) DANIEL (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew dani ’el (God is my judge). See DANIEL (Biblical Names). Pet: Danek, Danes, Danousek. (DAN-YEL)


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