Daniel (given name)

Daniel
1892 British color print of Daniel in the lions' den
PronunciationCzech: [ˈdanɪjɛl]
Dutch: [ˈdaːnijɛl]
French: [danjɛl][1]
German: [ˈdaːni̯eːl, -ni̯ɛl][2][3]
Polish: [ˈdaɲɛl]
Serbo-Croatian: [dǎniel][4]
Spanish: [daˈnjel]
GenderMasculine
Name dayJuly 21
Origin
Word/nameHebrew
MeaningGod is my judge
Other names
Related names
  • Dan, Danny, Dani, Daniella (English)
  • דָּנִיֵּאל‎ (Daniyyel / Dāniyyêl) (Hebrew)
  • ዳንኤል (Danyel / Daniyal / Dani) (Ge'ez)
  • Danyel, Danyal (Turkish)
  • دانيال (Danyal / Danial / Danyal) (Urdu)
  • ܕܢܝܐܝܠ (Dānīʾêl) (Syriac)
  • Daniele (Italian)
  • Daniël, Daan, Dana (Dutch)
  • Данаил (Danail) (Bulgarian)
  • დანიელი (Danieli) (Georgian)
  • Δανιήλ (Daniil) (Greek)
  • Dániel (Hungarian)
  • Даниел (Daniel) (Macedonian)
  • Даниил (Daniil) (Russian)
  • Данила (Danila) (Russian)
  • Данил (Danil) (Russian)[5][6]
  • Данијел (Danijel) / Danijel (Serbian / Slovene, Croatian)
  • Danilo / Данило (Danylo) (Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Slovene, Croatian / Serbian, Ukrainian)
  • Daniel (Portuguese, Spanish)
  • Dănuț (Romanian)
  • Tanel (Estonian)
  • Taneli (Finnish)
  • Դանիէլ (Taniēl) (Armenian)
  • دانيال (Danyal/ Daniel) (Kurdish)
  • دانيال (Dâniyal / Danial) (Persian)
  • دانيال (Danyal) (Arabic)
  • Deiniol (Welsh)
  • Deniel (Breton)
  • Danel (Basque)
  • Daniel, Daniyal (Indonesian)
  • Đanien (Vietnamese)
  • Dainéil, Dónall (Irish)
  • ダニエル (Danieru) (Japanese)
  • 다니엘 (Daniel) (Korean)
  • (Source:[7])

Daniel (Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל) is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"[8][9] and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males and also used as a surname, and is the basis for various derived given names and surnames.

  1. ^ "Daniel - Deutsch-Übersetzung - Langenscheidt Französisch-Deutsch Wörterbuch" (in German and French). Langenscheidt. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Duden | Daniel | Rechtschreibung, Bedeutung, Definition". Duden (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Daniel - Französisch-Übersetzung - Langenscheidt Deutsch-Französisch Wörterbuch" (in German and French). Langenscheidt. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Dàniel". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Gözəl müsəlman adları və mənaları - maraqli xeberler maraqli videolar".
  6. ^ "Daniel: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, & Inspiration - FamilyEducation".
  7. ^ "Names that are related to DANIEL", Behind the Name
  8. ^ "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Daniel". behindthename.com.
  9. ^ Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1, p. 68.