Daniel
[藞d忙n.j蓹l]Meaning
from the Hebrew Daniyyel, "God is my judge"
Background Story
Daniel comes from the Hebrew name 讚指旨谞执讬值旨讗诇 (Daniyyel), from the roots din, "to judge", and 示el, "God". The name entered use in England during the Middle Ages through the popularity of the biblical prophet Daniel, became rare by the 15th century, and was revived after the Protestant Reformation. It is used in Arabic, Basque, Belarusian, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Breton, Dutch, Faroese, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic and Indonesian.
Variations
Dani, Daniela, Dan
Related Names
Danila
Russian variant form of Daniel; also an Italian feminine form of Daniel
Danilo
Form of Daniel in various languages
Adriel
Means "flock of God" in Hebrew, from 士e岣廵r (flock) and 示el (God).
Dann
A shortened form of the name Daniel, meaning 'God is my judge'.
Darren
Masculine given name of uncertain origin; possibly from Irish Darragh or D谩ire, 'oak tree'
Dave
Short form of David
Donnie
Diminutive of Donald, meaning 'ruler of the world'
Dudley
A surname of English origin, historically a place name in Staffordshire
Elijah
From the Hebrew name 示Eliyyahu, meaning "my God is Yahweh"
Miguel
Spanish, Portuguese and Galician form of Michael