Daniel

See also: daniel, Daniël, Dániel, and Daníel

English

Etymology

From Middle English Daniel, Daniell, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew דניּאל (daniyél, “God is my judge”). Name borne from the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel. [Oxford Names Companion, The]

Pronunciation

• enPR: Dăn'yel f, Dăn'yŭl
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -ænjəl
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter)

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Daniel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Daniel on Wikisource.Wikisource Wiktionary has an Appendix listing books of the Bible

Proper noun

Daniel

1. A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
2. The prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.
   • Template:RQ:Authorized Version: Daniel 6: 16:

     Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

   • ~1594 William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice: Act IV, Scene I:

     A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel! / O wise young judge, how do I honour thee!

3. in regular use since the Middle Ages.
   • 1989 John Irving, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Corgi Books, ISBN 0552135399, page 55:

     "His name is Daniel Needham," my mother said. Whew! With what relief - down came my grandmother's hands! Needham was a fine old name, a founding fathers sort of name, a name you could trace back to the Massachusetts Bay Colony - if not exactly Gravesend itself. And Daniel was as Daniel as Daniel Webster, which was as good a name as a Wheelwright could wish for.

     "But he's called Dan," my mother added, bringing a slight frown to my grandmother's countenance.

4. (rare) .
6. A location in the state of Wyoming in the United States (Zip Code: 83115). (From the U.S. Census Bureau 1990)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Daniel come to judgement
• Daniel Island
• Danielness
• Daniels
• Danielsen

• Danielson
• Danielsville
• McDaniels

Related terms

• variants and pet forms: Dan, Danny
• feminine given names: Dana, Daniela, Daniella, Danielle
• Daniil

Translations

book of the Bible

• Arabic: دَانْيَال (danyāl)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 但以理書／但以理书 (daan⁶ ji⁵ lei⁵ syu¹), 但以理书 (daan⁶ ji⁵ lei⁵ syu¹)

  Mandarin: 但以理書／但以理书 (zh) (Dànyǐlǐshū), 但以理书 (zh) (Dànyǐlǐshū)

• Czech: Kniha Daniel
• Danish: Daniel
• Dutch: Daniël (nl), (Bijbel) Boek Daniël n
• Finnish: Daniel (fi) m
• French: Daniel (fr)
• German: Daniel (de)
• Greek: Δανιήλ (el) (Daniíl)
• Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל m (daniyél)
• Ido: Daniel (io) m
• Irish: Leabhar Dhainéil m, Dainéil m
• Italian: Daniele (it)
• Japanese: ダニエル書 (danieru sho)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latin: Daniēl (la) m
• Latvian: Daniels m
• Lithuanian: Danieliaus knyga (lt) f
• Macedonian: Даниел (Dániel)
• Maltese: Ktieb Danjel
• Maori: Rāniera
• Norwegian: Daniel (no)
• Persian: دانیال (fa) (Dâniyâl)
• Polish: Księga Daniela
• Portuguese: Daniel (pt) m
• Romanian: Daniel m
• Slovak: Daniel m
• Slovene: Danijel (sl) m
• Spanish: Daniel (es)
• Swedish: Daniel (sv) m
• Tagalog: Daniel (tl) m

biblical person

• Arabic: دَانْيَال (danyāl)
• Armenian: Դանիել (Daniel)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 但以理 (daan⁶ ji⁵ lei⁵), 達尼爾／达尼尔 (daat⁶ nei⁴ ji⁵), 达尼尔 (daat⁶ nei⁴ ji⁵) (Catholic)

  Mandarin: 但以理 (Dànyǐlǐ), 達尼爾／达尼尔 (Dání'ěr), 达尼尔 (Dání'ěr) (Catholic)

• Czech: Daniel (cs)
• Danish: Daniel
• Dutch: Daniël m
• Estonian: Taaniel
• Finnish: Daniel (fi)
• French: Daniel (fr)
• German: Daniel (de)
• Greek: Δανιήλ (el) m (Daniíl)
• Hawaiian: Daniela
• Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל m (daniyél)
• Ido: Daniel (io) m
• Irish: Dainéil m
• Italian: Daniele (it) m
• Japanese: ダニエル (Danieru)
• Latin: Daniel (la)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latvian: Daniels m
• Lithuanian: Danielis m
• Macedonian: Даниел (Dániel)
• Malay: Danial
• Maltese: Danjel
• Maori: Rāniera
• Ngazidja Comorian: Danieli
• Norwegian: Daniel (no)
• Old Irish: Dainiél m
• Persian: دانیال (fa) (Dâniyâl)
• Polish: Daniel (pl)
• Portuguese: Daniel (pt) m
• Romanian: Daniel m
• Russian: Дании́л (ru) m (Daniíl)
• Slovak: Daniel m
• Slovene: Danijel (sl) m
• Spanish: Daniel (es)
• Swedish: Daniel (sv)
• Tagalog: Daniel (tl) m
• Welsh: Daniel m

male given name

• Afrikaans: Daniel
• Arabic: دَانْيَال (danyāl)
• Armenian: Դանիել (Daniel)
• Bengali: ড্যানিয়েল (Ḑêniẏel)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 丹尼爾／丹尼尔 (zh) (Dānní'ěr), 丹尼尔 (zh) (Dānní'ĕr), 達尼爾／达尼尔 (Dání'ěr), 达尼尔 (Dání'ĕr)

• Czech: Daniel (cs)
• Danish: Daniel
• Dutch: Daniël (nl), Daneel m
• Estonian: Tanel
• Faroese: Dánjal
• Finnish: Taneli (fi), Daniel (fi)
• French: Daniel (fr)
• Galician: Daniel m
• Georgian: დანიელ (daniel)
• German: Daniel (de)
• Greek: Ντάνιελ m (Ntániel), Δανιήλ (el) m (Daniíl)
• Hawaiian: Kaniela
• Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל m (daniyél)
• Ido: Daniel (io) m
• Irish: Dónall m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: Daniele (it)
• Japanese: ダニエル (danieru)
• Latin: Daniel (la) m
• Latvian: Daniels m
• Lithuanian: Danielis
• Macedonian: Даниел (Dániel)
• Malay: Danial
• Maori: Rāniera
• Norman: Dannié m
• Norwegian: Daniel (no)
• Persian: دانیال (fa) (Dâniyâl), دنیل (Daniel)
• Polish: Daniel (pl) m
• Portuguese: Daniel (pt) m
• Romanian: Daniel m
• Russian: Дании́л (ru) m (Daniíl), Дани́ла (ru) m (Daníla), Дэ́ниел m (Dɛ́nijel)
• Slovak: Daniel m
• Slovene: Danijel (sl) m
• Spanish: Daniel (es)
• Swedish: Daniel (sv)
• Tagalog: Daniel (tl) m
• Welsh: Deiniol

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• (deprecated template usage) Ancient Greek: Δανιήλ (Daniel)
• (deprecated template usage) Inuktitut: ᑕᓃᓪ (Taniil)
• (deprecated template usage) Korean: 다니엘 (daniel)
• Maltese: ^{(please verify)} Danjel
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Slovak: ^{(please verify)} Daniel m
• Slovene: ^{(please verify)} Daniel, ^{(please verify)} Danijel
• (deprecated template usage) Ukrainian: Данило (Danylo)

Anagrams

• Aldine, alined, deal in, dealin', denial, enlaid, inlead, lead-in, nailed

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Catalan

Proper noun

Daniel m

1. Daniel

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Czech

Proper noun

Daniel m

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) a male given name, cognate with Daniel

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Danish

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [ˈd̥æːˀnjəl]

Proper noun

Daniel

1. Daniel (prophet)
2. Daniel (book of the Bible)
3. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) a male given name

Related terms

• (male given names) Dan, Danni, Danny
• (female given names) Daniella, Danielle
• (surnames) Danielsen

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 20 632 males with the given name Daniel have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Daniel ?

1. Daniel (prophet)
2. Daniel (book of the Bible)
3. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) a male given name

Related terms

• male name variants: Daan, Dan, Danni, Danny
• feminine given names: Daniella, Danielle

Anagrams

• eiland, inlade, lade in

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑni.el/, [ˈdɑ̝ni.e̞l]
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: Da‧ni‧el

Proper noun

Daniel

1. Daniel (biblical book and prophet)
2. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) a male given name.
   • 1968 Venny Kontturi, Kankurikello, Gummerus, page 32:

     Mutta nimeksi ei voitu laittaa Daniel niin kuin Kusti koko ajan oli uhkaillut ja äiti vastustellut. Äiti oli sanonut tosisssaan, ettei sitä nyt sellaista karhunpalvelusta voida lapsellensa tehdä että Taneliksi ristittäisiin. Toiset mukulat tuonnempana vain nimittelisivät ja rumaa hokua veisaisivat lapselle.

     Ja Viira tiesi kyllä, mitä viisua äiti ajoi takaa vaikka ei sanonut. Sitä niin, jossa hoettiin hävyttömästi, että tint tant taneli, tanelin pallia paleli.

   • 2014 Antti Holma, Järjestäjä, Otava, ISBN 978-951-27976-1, page 46:

     Daniel hänen nimensä oli. Tietenkin. Ei hän olisi voinut olla Jani tai Sami. Janit ovat kännykkäkaupassa töissä. Samitkin ovat kännykkäkaupassa töissä, mutta esimiesasemassa. Oliko hän joku tähti?

Declension

Inflection of Daniel (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Daniel	Danielit
genitive		Danielin	Danielien Danieleiden Danieleitten
partitive		Danielia	Danieleita Danieleja
illative		Danieliin	Danieleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Daniel	Danielit
accusative	nom.	Daniel	Danielit
	gen.	Danielin
genitive		Danielin	Danielien Danieleiden Danieleitten
partitive		Danielia	Danieleita Danieleja
inessive		Danielissa	Danieleissa
elative		Danielista	Danieleista
illative		Danieliin	Danieleihin
adessive		Danielilla	Danieleilla
ablative		Danielilta	Danieleilta
allative		Danielille	Danieleille
essive		Danielina	Danieleina
translative		Danieliksi	Danieleiksi
abessive		Danielitta	Danieleitta
instructive		—	Danielein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Daniel (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Danielini Danielini accusative nom. Danielini Danielini gen. Danielini genitive Danielini Danielieni Danieleideni Danieleitteni partitive Danieliani Danieleitani Danielejani inessive Danielissani Danieleissani elative Danielistani Danieleistani illative Danieliini Danieleihini adessive Danielillani Danieleillani ablative Danieliltani Danieleiltani allative Danielilleni Danieleilleni essive Danielinani Danieleinani translative Danielikseni Danieleikseni abessive Danielittani Danieleittani instructive — — comitative — Danieleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Danielisi Danielisi accusative nom. Danielisi Danielisi gen. Danielisi genitive Danielisi Danieliesi Danieleidesi Danieleittesi partitive Danieliasi Danieleitasi Danielejasi inessive Danielissasi Danieleissasi elative Danielistasi Danieleistasi illative Danieliisi Danieleihisi adessive Danielillasi Danieleillasi ablative Danieliltasi Danieleiltasi allative Danielillesi Danieleillesi essive Danielinasi Danieleinasi translative Danieliksesi Danieleiksesi abessive Danielittasi Danieleittasi instructive — — comitative — Danieleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Danielimme Danielimme accusative nom. Danielimme Danielimme gen. Danielimme genitive Danielimme Danieliemme Danieleidemme Danieleittemme partitive Danieliamme Danieleitamme Danielejamme inessive Danielissamme Danieleissamme elative Danielistamme Danieleistamme illative Danieliimme Danieleihimme adessive Danielillamme Danieleillamme ablative Danieliltamme Danieleiltamme allative Danielillemme Danieleillemme essive Danielinamme Danieleinamme translative Danieliksemme Danieleiksemme abessive Danielittamme Danieleittamme instructive — — comitative — Danieleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Danielinne Danielinne accusative nom. Danielinne Danielinne gen. Danielinne genitive Danielinne Danielienne Danieleidenne Danieleittenne partitive Danielianne Danieleitanne Danielejanne inessive Danielissanne Danieleissanne elative Danielistanne Danieleistanne illative Danieliinne Danieleihinne adessive Danielillanne Danieleillanne ablative Danieliltanne Danieleiltanne allative Danielillenne Danieleillenne essive Danielinanne Danieleinanne translative Danieliksenne Danieleiksenne abessive Danielittanne Danieleittanne instructive — — comitative — Danieleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Danielinsa Danielinsa accusative nom. Danielinsa Danielinsa gen. Danielinsa genitive Danielinsa Danieliensa Danieleidensa Danieleittensa partitive Danieliaan Danieliansa Danieleitaan Danielejaan Danieleitansa Danielejansa inessive Danielissaan Danielissansa Danieleissaan Danieleissansa elative Danielistaan Danielistansa Danieleistaan Danieleistansa illative Danieliinsa Danieleihinsa adessive Danielillaan Danielillansa Danieleillaan Danieleillansa ablative Danieliltaan Danieliltansa Danieleiltaan Danieleiltansa allative Danielilleen Danielillensa Danieleilleen Danieleillensa essive Danielinaan Danielinansa Danieleinaan Danieleinansa translative Danielikseen Danieliksensa Danieleikseen Danieleiksensa abessive Danielittaan Danielittansa Danieleittaan Danieleittansa instructive — — comitative — Danieleineen Danieleinensa

Related terms

• Taneli

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French

Proper noun

Daniel m

1. Daniel (biblical book and prophet)
2. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) a male given name

Related terms

• feminine names: Danièle, Danielle

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German

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈdaːniːɛl/, /ˈdaːnjəl/
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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: Da‧ni‧el

Proper noun

Daniel

1. Daniel (biblical book and prophet)
2. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) a male given name.

Related terms

• feminine given name: Daniela

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Latin

Alternative forms

• (book of the Bible): Dan.

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from the Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (daniyél, “Daniel”, literally “God is [my] judge”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈda.ni.eːl/, [ˈd̪änieːɫ̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈda.ni.el/, [ˈd̪äːniel]

Proper noun

1. Daniel (Biblical character)
2. Book of Daniel

Descendants

• English: Daniel, Dan
• Italian: Daniele
• Swedish: Daniel

References

• “Dănĭēl”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Daniel in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

External links

• Template:projectlink

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Norwegian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew דניּאל (daniyél, “God is my judge”). First recorded as a given name in Norway c. 1350.

Proper noun

Daniel

1. Daniel (biblical book and prophet)
2. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) a male given name.

Related terms

• (male given names) Dan
• (surnames) Danielsen

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk:15 404 males with the given name Daniel living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak around 1990. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

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Polish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Daniel m

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) a male given name.

Declension

Declension of Daniel

	singular	plural
nominative	Daniel	Danielowie
genitive	Daniela	Danielów
dative	Danielowi	Danielom
accusative	Daniela	Danielowie
instrumental	Danielem	Danielami
locative	Danielu	Danielach
vocative	Danielu	Danielowie

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Daniel, from Latin Daniēl, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˌdɐ.ni.ˈɛw/, /dɐ.ˈnjɛw/

Proper noun

Daniel m

1. (biblical) Daniel (Old Testament prophet)
2. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel

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Slovak

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew דניאל.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈdaniɛɫ/

Proper noun

Daniel m (genitive singular Daniela, nominative plural Danielovia, declension pattern of chlap)

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) a male given name, cognate to English Daniel.

Declension

Declension of Daniel

	singular	plural
nominative	Daniel	Danielovia
genitive	Daniela	Danielov
dative	Danielovi	Danielom
accusative	Daniela	Danielov
locative	Danielovi	Danieloch
instrumental	Danielom	Danielmi

Derived terms

• Daňo m, Dano, Danko m
• Danielko, Daničko
• Daniš, Daniško
• Danuš, Danuško, Daňuško

External links

• “Daniel”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Spanish

Proper noun

Daniel (m)

1. Daniel (biblical book and prophet)
2. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) a male given name.
3. The letter D in the Spanish phonetic alphabet

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Swedish

Etymology

From Vulgate Latin Daniel, ultimately of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew origin. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1246.

Proper noun

Daniel

1. Daniel(biblical book and prophet)
2. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) a male given name.

Related terms

• (male given names) Dan
• (female names) Daniela, Daniella
• (surnames) Danielsson

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 82 724 males with the given name Daniel living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.