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Daniel
God is my judge
Origin
Hebrew
Used in
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Origin and meaning of 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.
Variants around the world
How Daniel is said in other languages.
DanieleDaniilDaniloDaniël
Famous people
- Daniel Defoe— writer
- Daniel Bernoulli— mathematician
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