Daniel (given name)

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::summary Name list and personal name ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox given name"]

Field	Value
name	Daniel
image	Daniel's Answer to the King, by Briton Riviere, GMIII MCAG 1937 123-001.jpg
caption	1892 British color print of Daniel in the lions' den
pronunciation

| | gender | Masculine | | origin | Hebrew | | meaning | God is my judge | | name day | July 21 | | related names | {{plainlist| | | * Данил (Danil) (Russian){{cite web | url | https://xanim.az/gozel-muselman-adlari-ve-menalari-16614 | title=Gözəl müsəlman adları və mənaları - maraqli xeberler maraqli videolar }} | | * (Source:"[http://www.behindthename.com/php/related.php?name | daniel Names that are related to DANIEL]", Behind the Name)}} | ::

| name = Daniel | image = Daniel's Answer to the King, by Briton Riviere, GMIII MCAG 1937 123-001.jpg | image_size = | caption = 1892 British color print of Daniel in the lions' den | pronunciation =

| gender = Masculine | origin = Hebrew | meaning = God is my judge | name day = July 21 | related names ={{plainlist|

• Dan, Danny, Dani (English)
• (Daniyyel / Dāniyyêl) (Hebrew)
• (Danyel / Daniyal / Dani) (Ge'ez)
• Danyel, Danyal (Turkish)
• (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) (Bulgarian / Macedonian)
• Даниил (Daniil) (Russian)
• Данила (Danila) (Russian)
• Данил (Danil) (Russian)
• Даниель (Daniel) (Kazakh)
• Даниал (Danial) (Kazakh)
• 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)
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Daniel () is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge" 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.

Background

The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. In Kazakh the names Daniel (Даниель) and Danial (Даниал) are commonly used. Feminine versions (Danielle, Danièle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) are prevalent as well. It has been particularly well-used in Ireland.{{cite web | url = https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/irish-baby-names-2021-5698411-Mar2022/ | title = The Irish For: The rise of Rían - the latest baby names in Ireland | last = Ó Séaghdha | first = Darach | date = 3 March 2022 | website = thejournal.ie | publisher = The Journal | access-date = 23 May 2022 | quote = }} The Dutch names "Daan" and "Daniël" are also variations of Daniel. A related surname, Daniels, developed as a patronymic. Other surnames derived from "Daniel" include McDaniel and Danielson.

Popularity

In the United States, the U.S. Social Security Administration reports that Daniel has peaked as the fifth most popular name for newborns in 1985, 1990, 2007, and 2008. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that in the 2000 census, "Daniels" was the 182nd most common surname in the U.S., while "McDaniel" was ranked at 323, and "Daniel" (without a final "s") was ranked at 380. In 2016, Top 100 Baby Names in Canada ranked it at number 27. In 2022, it was the 31st most popular name given to boys in Canada.

People named Daniel

• List of people named Daniel
• List of people with surname Daniel

References

References

1. "Daniel - Deutsch-Übersetzung - Langenscheidt Französisch-Deutsch Wörterbuch". [[Langenscheidt]].
2. "Duden {{!}} Daniel {{!}} Rechtschreibung, Bedeutung, Definition". [[Duden]].
3. "Daniel - Französisch-Übersetzung - Langenscheidt Deutsch-Französisch Wörterbuch". Langenscheidt.
4. "Dàniel". Hrvatski jezični portal.
5. "Gözəl müsəlman adları və mənaları - maraqli xeberler maraqli videolar".
6. "Daniel: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, & Inspiration - FamilyEducation".
7. "[http://www.behindthename.com/php/related.php?name=daniel 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.
10. "Surname: Daniel". surnamedb.com.
11. "[http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/top5names.html Top 5 Names In Each Of The Last 100 Years]", U.S. Social Security Administration.
12. "[https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2000_surnames.html Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000]", [[United States Census Bureau]].
13. "[https://www.todaysparent.com/pregnancy/baby-names/top-100-baby-names-in-canada-2016/ Top 100 Baby Names in Canada]"
14. "Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)".

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