Daniel

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See also: daniel, Daniël, Dániel, and Daníel

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English Daniel, Daniell, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל‎ (daniyél, literally “God is my judge”), name borne from the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • enPR: Dăn'yel, IPA(key): /ˈdænjəl/
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Proper noun[edit]

Daniel

  1. A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
    Synonym: Dan. (abbreviation)
  2. (biblical) The prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew in regular use since the Middle Ages.
    • 1989 John Irving, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Corgi Books, →ISBN, 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. A British patronymic surname, from given names, a variant of Daniels.
  5. A French patronymic surname, from given names​.
  6. A Portuguese patronymic surname, from given names​.
  7. An Irish surname, from Irish, a rare adopted anglicization of Ó Domhnaill (O'Donnell).
  8. A village in central Poland.
  9. A town in Utah, United States.
  10. A census-designated place in Wyoming, United States.

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Noun[edit]

Daniel (plural Daniels)

  1. A wise judge, like the biblical Daniel who ingeniously saved a woman from false accusations of adultery.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Oxford Names Companion

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Albanian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Alternative form of Albanian Danjell (“Daniel”); from Latin Daniēl (from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל‎).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈda.ɲɛɫ/, /ˈda.ɲɛl/, /ˈda.njɛɫ/, /ˈda.njɛl/

Proper noun[edit]

Daniel m (definite Danieli)

  1. (Christianity, biblical) Daniel (Old Testament prophet)
  2. A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel

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Catalan[edit]

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Daniel m

  1. (biblical) Daniel
  2. (biblical) Daniel (book of the Bible)
  3. A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel

Czech[edit]

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Daniel m

  1. A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel

Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Daniel

  1. (biblical) Daniel
  2. Daniel (book of the Bible)
  3. A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel

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References[edit]

  • [2] 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.

Dutch[edit]

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Daniel m

  1. Alternative form of Daniël.

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Finnish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑniel/, [ˈdɑnie̞l]
  • Rhymes: -ɑniel
  • Syllabification: Da‧ni‧el

Proper noun[edit]

Daniel

  1. Daniel (biblical book and prophet)
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
    • 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, 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?
    • 2019 Anja Portin, Muistokirjoitus, S&S, →ISBN, page 107:
      Daniel, mies sanoo. Julia ajattelee, että nimi sopii kauriille, se on pehmeä ja notkea. Hän tarttuu miehen käteen ja sanoo nimensä.

Declension[edit]

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
instructive — Danielein
abessive Danielitta Danieleitta
comitative — Danieleineen
Possessive forms of Daniel (type paperi)
possessor singular plural
1st person Danielini Danielimme
2nd person Danielisi Danielinne
3rd person Danielinsa

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French[edit]

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Daniel m

  1. Daniel (biblical book and prophet)
  2. A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaːni̯ɛl/, [ˈdaː.njɛl], [ˈdaː.ni.ɛl]
  • IPA(key): /ˈdaːˌni̯eːl/, /ˈdaːni̯əl/ (rarer variants)
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  • Hyphenation: Da‧ni‧el

Proper noun[edit]

Daniel

  1. (biblical) Daniel (biblical book and prophet)
  2. A male given name from Hebrew, feminine equivalent Daniela, equivalent to English Daniel

Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (book of the Bible): Dan.

Etymology[edit]

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

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Proper noun[edit]

Daniēl m sg (genitive Daniēlis); third declension

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

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Daniēl
Genitive Daniēlis
Dative Daniēlī
Accusative Daniēlem
Ablative Daniēle
Vocative Daniēl

Descendants[edit]

  • Albanian: Danjell, Daniell, Daniel
  • English: Daniel, Dan
  • Italian: Daniele
  • Swedish: Daniel

References[edit]

  • 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

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Norwegian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Daniel

  1. Daniel (biblical book and prophet)
  2. A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel.

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References[edit]

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [3] 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.

Polish[edit]

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Daniel m

  1. A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel.

Declension[edit]

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

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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Daniel m

  1. (biblical) Daniel (Old Testament prophet)
  2. A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel

Slovak[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew דניאל‎.

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

  1. A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel
  2. (religion) Daniel

Declension[edit]

Declension of Daniel
singular plural
nominative Daniel Danielovia
genitive Daniela Danielov
dative Danielovi Danielom
accusative Daniela Danielov
locative Danielovi Danieloch
instrumental Danielom Danielami

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Further reading[edit]

  • Daniel in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /daˈnjel/, [d̪aˈnjel]

Proper noun[edit]

Daniel m

  1. Daniel (biblical book and prophet)
  2. A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel
  3. the letter D in the Spanish spelling alphabet

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgate Latin Daniel, ultimately of Hebrew origin. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1246.

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Daniel c (genitive Daniels)

  1. Daniel (biblical book and prophet)
  2. A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel.

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References[edit]

  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • [4] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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.

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