Daniel

Herkunft und Bedeutung von Daniel

Daniel comes from the Hebrew Daniyyel, 'God is my judge' — expressing faith in a higher justice. The name recalls the prophet Daniel, famous for emerging unharmed from the lions' den through his faith. One of the most widespread boys' names in the world, it is beloved across the English-speaking countries, Germany, Spain and France, as well as Eastern Europe. The Italian form is Daniele. It conveys rectitude, wisdom and inner steadiness.

Varianten weltweit

Wie Daniel in anderen Sprachen lautet.

Berühmte Persönlichkeiten

• Daniel Defoe— Schriftsteller
• Daniel Bernoulli— Mathematiker