Daniel

See also: daniel, Daniël, Dániel, and Daníel

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• enPR: Dăn'yel, IPA^(key): /ˈdænjəl/
  • IPA^(key): [ˈdanjəl]

• Audio (Canada):

  (file)

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

• Rhymes: -ænjəl

Proper noun

Daniel

1. A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.

   Synonym: (abbreviation) Dan.

2. (biblical) The prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Daniel 6:16:

     Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the denne of Lions: now the king spake and saide vnto Daniel; Thy God, whom thou seruest continually, he will deliuer thee.

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 variant of Daniels.
5. A French patronymic surname transferred from the given name
6. A Portuguese patronymic surname transferred from the given name
7. , 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.

Alternative forms

• (French surname): Danis, Daneau, Danel, Danès, Danet, Daniau, Deniau, Deniaud, Deniel, Dennel, Dany, Daniellot, Daniélou

Derived terms

• Daniel come to judgement
• Daniel Island
• Danielness
• Daniels
• Danielsen
• Danielson
• Danielsville
• McDaniels

 

Related terms

• (diminutives): Dan, Danny
• (feminine equivalents): Dana, Daniela, Daniella, Danielle
• Daniil

Translations

book of the Bible

• Afrikaans: Daniël (af)
• Arabic: دَانْيَال (danyāl)
• Basque: Danel (eu)
• Breton: Deniel (br) m
• Catalan: Daniel (ca)
• Cebuano: Daniel
• 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)

  Min Dong: 但以理 (Dáng-ī-lī)

• Czech: Kniha Daniel
• Danish: Daniel
• Dutch: Daniël (nl), (Bijbel) Boek Daniël n
• Estonian: Taanieli raamat (et)
• Faroese: Dánjal (fo) m
• Finnish: Daniel (fi) m
• French: Daniel (fr)
• German: Daniel (de)
• Greek: Δανιήλ (el) (Daniíl)
• Hawaiian: Daniela, Daniʻela
• Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל m (daniyél)
• Hungarian: Dániel (hu)
• Icelandic: Daníel (is) m
• Ido: Daniel (io) m
• Irish: Leabhar Dhainéil m, Dainéil m
• Italian: Daniele (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: ダニエル書 (danieru sho)
• Korean: 다니엘 (daniel)
• Latin: Daniēl (la) m
• Latvian: Daniels m
• Limburgish: Daniël (li)
• Lithuanian: Danielius m
• Macedonian: Да́ниел m (Dániel)
• Maltese: Ktieb Danjel
• Maori: Rāniera
• Norwegian: Daniel (no)
• Persian: دانیال (fa) (dâniyâl)
• Polish: Księga Daniela
• Portuguese: Daniel (pt) m
• Romanian: Daniel m
• Russian: Даниил (ru) m (Daniil)
• Scots: Daniel
• Scottish Gaelic: Daniel (gd) m
• Slovak: Daniel m
• Slovene: Danijel (sl) m
• Spanish: Daniel (es)
• Swahili: Danieli (sw)
• Swedish: Daniel (sv) m
• Tagalog: Daniel (tl) m
• Waray-Waray: Daniel
• Welsh: Deiniol (cy) m
• West Frisian: Daniël
• Zealandic: Daniël

biblical person

• Afrikaans: Daniël (af)
• Arabic: دَانْيَال (danyāl)
• Armenian: Դանիել (Daniel)
• Basque: Danel (eu)
• Breton: Deniel (br) m
• Catalan: Daniel (ca)
• Cebuano: 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)

  Min Dong: 但以理 (Dáng-ī-lī)

• Czech: Daniel (cs)
• Danish: Daniel
• Dutch: Daniël (nl) m
• Estonian: Taaniel, Tanel (et)
• Finnish: Daniel (fi)
• French: Daniel (fr)
• Georgian: დანიელი (danieli)
• German: Daniel (de)
• Greek: Δανιήλ (el) m (Daniíl)

  Ancient Greek: Δανιήλ m (Daniḗl)

• Hawaiian: Daniela, Daniʻela
• Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל m (daniyél)
• Hungarian: Dániel (hu)
• Icelandic: Daníel (is) m
• Ido: Daniel (io) m
• Irish: Dainéil m
• Italian: Daniele (it) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: ダニエル (Danieru)
• Latin: Daniel (la)
• Latvian: Daniels m
• Limburgish: Daniël (li)
• Lithuanian: Danielis m
• Macedonian: Да́ниел m (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)
• Scots: Daniel
• Scottish Gaelic: Daniel (gd) m
• Slovak: Daniel m
• Slovene: Danijel (sl) m
• Spanish: Daniel (es)
• Swahili: Danieli (sw)
• Swedish: Daniel (sv)
• Tagalog: Daniel (tl) m
• Waray-Waray: Daniel
• Welsh: Daniel m
• West Frisian: Daniël
• Zealandic: Daniël

male given name

• Afrikaans: Daniel, Daniël (af)
• Arabic: دَانْيَال (danyāl)
• Armenian: Դանիել (Daniel)
• Basque: Danel (eu)
• Bengali: ড্যানিয়েল (Ḑêniẏel)
• Breton: Deniel (br) m
• Catalan: Daniel (ca)
• Cebuano: Daniel
• Chinese:

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

  Min Dong: 但以理 (Dáng-ī-lī)

• Czech: Daniel (cs)
• Danish: Daniel
• Dutch: Daniël (nl), Daneel m
• Estonian: Tanel (et)
• Faroese: Dánjal (fo)
• Finnish: Taneli (fi), Daniel (fi)
• French: Daniel (fr)
• Galician: Daniel (gl) m
• Georgian: დანიელი (danieli), დენიელი (denieli)
• German: Daniel (de)
• Greek: Ντάνιελ (el) m (Ntániel), Δανιήλ (el) m (Daniíl)
• Hawaiian: Kaniela
• Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל m (daniyél)
• Hungarian: Dániel (hu)
• Icelandic: Daníel (is) m
• Ido: Daniel (io) m
• Irish: Dónall (ga) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: Daniele (it)
• Japanese: ダニエル (danieru)
• Latin: Daniel (la) m
• Latvian: Daniels m
• Limburgish: Daniël (li)
• Lithuanian: Danielis
• Macedonian: Да́ниел m (Dániel)
• Malay: Danial
• Maori: Rāniera
• Norman: Dannié m
• Norwegian: Daniel (no)
• Persian: دانیال (fa) (dâniyâl), دنیل (daniyel)
• Polish: Daniel (pl) m
• Portuguese: Daniel (pt) m
• Romanian: Daniel m
• Russian: Дании́л (ru) m (Daniíl), Дани́ла (ru) m (Daníla), Дэ́ниел (ru) m (Dɛ́nijel)
• Scots: Daniel
• Scottish Gaelic: Daniel (gd) m
• Slovak: Daniel m
• Slovene: Danijel (sl) m
• Spanish: Daniel (es)
• Swahili: Danieli (sw)
• Swedish: Daniel (sv)
• Tagalog: Daniel (tl) m
• Waray-Waray: Daniel
• Welsh: Deiniol (cy)
• West Frisian: Daniël
• Zealandic: Daniël

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

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

Noun

Daniel (plural Daniels)

1. A wise judge, like the biblical Daniel who ingeniously saved a woman from false accusations of adultery.
   • 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act IV, Scene i^[1]:

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

Derived terms

• Daniel come to judgement

Anagrams

• Aldine, Delian, Delina, Denali, alined, deal in, dealin', denail, denial, dienal, enlaid, inlead, lained, lead in, lead-in, leadin', nailed

---

Catalan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛl

Proper noun

Daniel m

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

---

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdaɲɪjɛl]

Proper noun

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

---

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̥æːˀnjəl]

Proper noun

Daniel

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

Related terms

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

References

• [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

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Daniel m

1. Alternative form of Daniël.

Anagrams

• eiland, inlade, lade in

---

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ.ni.el/, [ˈdɑ̝.ni.e̞l]
• Hyphenation: Da‧ni‧el

Proper noun

Daniel

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

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

---

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.njɛl/

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Daniel m

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

Related terms

• feminine names: Danièle, Danielle

---

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaːniːɛl/, /ˈdaːni̯ɛl/, /ˈdaːnjəl/

• Audio (Austria):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Da‧ni‧el

Proper noun

Daniel

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

Related terms

• feminine given name: Daniela

---

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

Proper noun

Daniēl m sg (genitive Daniēlis); third declension

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

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

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

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.

Further reading

• Template:projectlink

---

Norwegian

Etymology

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

Daniel

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

Related terms

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

References

• 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda.ɲɛl/

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Daniel m

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

Declension

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdɐ.ni.ˈɛw/, /dɐ.ˈnjɛw/

Proper noun

Daniel m

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

---

Slovak

Etymology

From Hebrew דניאל.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaniɛɫ/

Proper noun

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

Declension of Daniel

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

Derived terms

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

 

Further reading

• “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

---

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daˈnjel/ [d̪aˈnjel]

Proper noun

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 phonetic alphabet

Derived terms

• Dani

Related terms

• Daniela

---

Swedish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Daniel c (genitive Daniels)

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

Related terms

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

References

• 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.

Anagrams

• ilande, inleda