Daniel - Wiktionary

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:Daniel (biblical figure)Wikipedia

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

Etymology

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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

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• enPR: Dăn'yəl, IPA(key): /ˈdænjəl/
  • (UK) IPA(key): [ˈdanjəl]

• Audio (Canada):

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• (obsolete) enPR: Dăn'əl, IPA(key): /ˈdænəl/[2][3]
• (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈdeɪnjɛl/

• Rhymes: -ænjəl

Proper noun

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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.
   • 2017 October 10, Vanessa Potter, “My sudden synesthesia: how I went blind and started hearing colors”, in CNN‎[2]:Daniel Hajas is a physics undergraduate at Sussex and has been blind since he was 16. He first heard about Giles and the SSDs when Giles was looking for blind students to test the devices. Daniel found one called the Creole could help him access vast swathes of visual, color-coded data, opening a door back to color that he had previously thought shut.
   • 2019 December 22, Annalee Newitz and Cyrus Farivar, “Nick Farmer knows dozens of languages, so he invented one for The Expanse”, in Ars Technica‎[3]:Farmer also happened to be just the kind of expert that Franck and his co-author Daniel Abraham needed to bring their novels to the screen.
4. A surname.
   1. A British surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Daniels.
   2. A French surname originating as a patronymic.
   3. A Portuguese surname originating as a patronymic.
   4. A surname from Irish, a rare adopted anglicization of Ó Domhnaill (O'Donnell).
5. A village in central Poland.
6. A town in Wasatch County, Utah, United States.
7. A census-designated place in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States.

Alternative forms

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

Derived terms

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

Related terms

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

Translations

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Afrikaans: Daniël (af) Arabic: دَانْيَال (danyāl) Armenian: Դանիել (hy) (Daniel) Basque: Danel (eu) Bengali: ড্যানিয়েল (Ḍyāniẏēla) Breton: Deniel (br) m Catalan: Daniel (ca) Cebuano: Daniel Chinese: Cantonese: 但以理書 / 但以理书 (daan6 ji5 lei5 syu1) Eastern Min: 但以理 (Dáng-ī-lī) Mandarin: 但以理書 / 但以理书 (zh) (Dànyǐlǐshū) Corsican: Daniellu (co) 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) Georgian: დანიელ (daniel) German: Daniel (de) Greek: Δανιήλ (el) (Daniíl) Ancient: Δανιήλ m (Daniḗl) Greenlandic: Danieli (kl) Gujarati: દાનિયેલ m (dāniyel) Hawaiian: Daniela, Daniʻela Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל (he) m (daniyél) Hungarian: Dániel (hu) Icelandic: Daníel (is) m Ido: Daniel (io) m Irish: Leabhar Dhainéil m, Dainéil m Italian: Daniele (it) Japanese: ダニエル書 (Danieru-sho) Kazakh: Даниял (Daniäl) Korean: 다니엘서(書) (Daniel-seo), 다니엘 (Daniel) Latin: Daniēl (la) m Latvian: Daniels (lv) m Lavukaleve: Daniel Limburgish: Daniël (li) Lithuanian: Danielius m Macedonian: Да́ниел m (Dániel) Malay: Daniel Maltese: Ktieb Danjel (mt) Manx: Daniel (gv) Maori: Rāniera (mi) Mirandese: Daniel Norwegian: Daniel (no) Persian: دانیال (fa) (dâniyâl) Polish: Księga Daniela f 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 Tumbuka: Daniyele Waray-Waray: Daniel Welsh: Deiniol (cy) m West Frisian: Daniël Zealandic: Daniël

biblical person

Afrikaans: Daniël (af) Arabic: دَانْيَال (danyāl) Armenian: Դանիել (hy) (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) (Catholic) Eastern Min: 但以理 (Dáng-ī-lī) Mandarin: 但以理 (Dànyǐlǐ), 達尼爾 / 达尼尔 (Dání'ěr) (Catholic) Corsican: Daniellu (co) Czech: Daniel (cs) Danish: Daniel Dutch: Daniël (nl) m Estonian: Taaniel, Tanel (et) Faroese: Dánjal (fo) m Finnish: Daniel (fi) French: Daniel (fr) Georgian: დანიელი (danieli) German: Daniel (de) Gothic: 𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌴𐌻 m (daniēl) Greek: Δανιήλ (el) m (Daniíl) Ancient Greek: Δανιήλ m (Daniḗl) Greenlandic: Danieli (kl) Gujarati: દાનિયેલ m (dāniyel) Hawaiian: Daniela, Daniʻela Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל (he) m (daniyél) Hungarian: Dániel (hu) Icelandic: Daníel (is) m Ido: Daniel (io) m Irish: Dainéil m Italian: Daniele (it) m Japanese: ダニエル (Danieru) Kazakh: Даниял (Daniäl) Korean: 다니엘 (Daniel) Latin: Daniel (la) Latvian: Daniels (lv) m Lavukaleve: Daniel Limburgish: Daniël (li) Lithuanian: Danielis m Macedonian: Да́ниел m (Dániel) Malay: Danial (used by Muslims), Daniel (used by Christians) Maltese: Danjel Manx: Daniel (gv) Maori: Rāniera (mi) Mirandese: Daniel Ngazidja Comorian: Danieli Norwegian: Daniel (no) Old Irish: Dainiél m Persian: دانیال (fa) (dâniyâl) Polish: Daniel (pl) m Portuguese: Daniel (pt) m Romanian: Daniel m Russian: Дании́л (ru) m (Daniíl) Scots: Daniel Scottish Gaelic: Daniel (gd) m Serbo-Croatian: Danijel m, Данијел m Slovak: Daniel m Slovene: Danijel (sl) m Spanish: Daniel (es) Swahili: Danieli (sw) Swedish: Daniel (sv) Tagalog: Daniel (tl) m Tumbuka: Daniyele Waray-Waray: Daniel Welsh: Daniel m West Frisian: Daniël Zealandic: Daniël

male given name

Afrikaans: Daniel, Daniël (af) Arabic: دَانْيَال (danyāl) Armenian: Դանիել (hy) (Daniel) Basque: Danel (eu) Bengali: ড্যানিয়েল (ḍêniyel) Breton: Deniel (br) m Bulgarian: Дании́л m (Daniíl), Дание́л m (Daniél) Catalan: Daniel (ca) Cebuano: Daniel Chinese: Eastern Min: 但以理 (Dáng-ī-lī) Mandarin: 丹尼爾 / 丹尼尔 (zh) (Dānní'ěr), 達尼爾 / 达尼尔 (Dání'ěr) Corsican: Daniellu (co) Czech: Daniel (cs) Danish: Daniel Dutch: Daniël (nl) m, 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) (transliteration from English), Δανιήλ (el) m (Daniíl) Ancient: Δανιήλ m (Daniḗl) Greenlandic: Danieli (kl) Hawaiian: Kaniela Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל (he) m (daniyél) Hungarian: Dániel (hu) Icelandic: Daníel (is) m Ido: Daniel (io) m Ingrian: Danila Irish: Dónall (ga) m Italian: Daniele (it) Japanese: ダニエル (Danieru) Korean: 다니엘 (Daniel) Latin: Daniel (la) m Latvian: Daniels (lv) m Lavukaleve: Daniel Limburgish: Daniël (li) Lithuanian: Danielis Macedonian: Да́ниел m (Dániel) Malay: Danial Maltese: Danjel m Manx: Daniel (gv) Maori: Rāniera (mi), Tāniora Mirandese: Daniel 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, Dànaidh, (etymologically unrelated) Dòmhnall Slovak: Daniel m Slovene: Danijel (sl) m Spanish: Daniel (es) Swahili: Danieli (sw) Swedish: Daniel (sv) Tagalog: Daniel (tl) m Ukrainian: Данило m (Danylo) 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) Maltese: (please verify) Danjel Slovak: (please verify) Daniel m Slovene: (please verify) Daniel, (please verify) Danijel (sl) Ukrainian: (please verify) Дани́ло (Danýlo)

Noun

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Daniel (plural Daniels)

1. A wise judge, like the biblical Daniel who ingeniously saved a woman from false accusations of adultery.
   • c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel! / O wise young judge, how I do honour thee!

Derived terms

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• Daniel come to judgement

References

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1. ^ Oxford Names Companion
2. ^ Dobson, E[ric] J. (1957), English pronunciation 1500-1700‎[1], second edition, volume II: Phonology, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1968, →OCLC, § 334, page 986.
3. ^ Hall, Joseph Sargent (2 March 1942), “2. The Vowel Sounds of Unstressed and Partially Stressed Syllables”, in The Phonetics of Great Smoky Mountain Speech (American Speech: Reprints and Monographs; 4), New York: King's Crown Press, →DOI, →ISBN, § II.2, page 66.

Anagrams

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

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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• Danjell, Daniell

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Daniel m (definite Danieli)

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

Declension

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singular
indefinite	definite
nominative	Daniel	Danieli
accusative		Danielin
dative/ablative	Danieli	Danielit

Related terms

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• Dan m (diminutive)
• Danjellë f, Danjelë f, Danielë f

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [də.niˈɛl]
• IPA(key): (Valencia) [da.niˈɛl]
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Proper noun

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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

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): [ˈdanɪjɛl]

Proper noun

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Daniel m anim

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

Declension

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singular	plural
nominative	Daniel	Danielové
genitive	Daniela	Danielů
dative	Danielovi, Danielu	Danielům
accusative	Daniela	Daniely
vocative	Daniele, Danieli	Danielové
locative	Danielovi, Danielu	Danielech
instrumental	Danielem	Daniely

Danish

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): [ˈd̥æːˀnjəl]

Proper noun

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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

Related terms

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

References

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• [4] 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

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Etymology

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The village is named after a former plantation house.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈdaː.niˌjɛl/, [daː.njɛl]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Da‧ni‧el

Proper noun

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Daniel m

1. a village in Curaçao
2. alternative form of Daniël

Anagrams

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• eiland, inlade, lade in

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Biblical Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (daniyél).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Daniel

1. Daniel (biblical book and prophet)
2. a male given name from Biblical 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.But the name couldn't be Daniel, as Kusti had been threatening and mother resisting. The mother had said in earnest that they couldn't do such a disservice to their child to christen them Taneli. The other kids would just pick on him, singing their ugly rhymes.And Viira knew what she was getting at, even if she didn't say it out loud. The obscene one that went "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?Daniel was his name. Of course. He couldn't be a Jani or Sami. Janis work at mobile phone shops, and Samis too but as managers. Was he a star?
   • 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.Daniel, the main said. Julia thinks that the name is fitting for a deer, it's soft and flexible. She grabs the man by his hand and says his name.

Declension

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Inflection of Daniel (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Daniel	Danielit
genitive		Danielin	DanielienDanieleidenDanieleitten
partitive		Danielia	DanieleitaDanieleja
illative		Danieliin	Danieleihin
singular	plural
nominative		Daniel	Danielit
accusative	nom.	Daniel	Danielit
	gen.	Danielin
genitive		Danielin	DanielienDanieleidenDanieleitten
partitive		Danielia	DanieleitaDanieleja
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 DanielieniDanieleideniDanieleitteni partitive Danieliani DanieleitaniDanielejani 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 DanieliesiDanieleidesiDanieleittesi partitive Danieliasi DanieleitasiDanielejasi 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 DanieliemmeDanieleidemmeDanieleittemme partitive Danieliamme DanieleitammeDanielejamme 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 DanielienneDanieleidenneDanieleittenne partitive Danielianne DanieleitanneDanielejanne 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 DanieliensaDanieleidensaDanieleittensa partitive DanieliaanDanieliansa DanieleitaanDanielejaanDanieleitansaDanielejansa inessive DanielissaanDanielissansa DanieleissaanDanieleissansa elative DanielistaanDanielistansa DanieleistaanDanieleistansa illative Danieliinsa Danieleihinsa adessive DanielillaanDanielillansa DanieleillaanDanieleillansa ablative DanieliltaanDanieliltansa DanieleiltaanDanieleiltansa allative DanielilleenDanielillensa DanieleilleenDanieleillensa essive DanielinaanDanielinansa DanieleinaanDanieleinansa translative DanielikseenDanieliksensa DanieleikseenDanieleiksensa abessive DanielittaanDanielittansa DanieleittaanDanieleittansa instructive — — comitative — DanieleineenDanieleinensa

Related terms

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• Taneli

Statistics

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• Daniel is the 80th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 8,501 male individuals (and as a middle name to 7,988 more), and also belongs to 12 female individuals (and as a middle name to 25 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

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• elandi

French

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /da.njɛl/

• Audio:

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• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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• Audio (France):

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• Homophones: Danielle, Danièle

Proper noun

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Daniel m

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

Related terms

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• (feminine names): Danièle, Danielle

Galician

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Proper noun

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Daniel m

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

Related terms

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• Daniela

German

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Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Austria):

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Da‧ni‧el

Proper noun

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Daniel m (proper noun, strong, genitive Daniels)

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

Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:DanielWikipedia id

Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch Daniël, from Latin Dāniēl, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from the Biblical Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyél, “Daniel”, literally “God is [my] judge”).

Pronunciation

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• (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /daˈniɛl/ [daˈni.ɛl]
• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Syllabification: Da‧ni‧el

Proper noun

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Daniel

1. Daniel (biblical prophet)
2. Book of Daniel

Further reading

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• “Daniel”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Latin

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Alternative forms

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• (book of the Bible): Dan.
• Danihēl

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdaː.ni.eːɫ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈdaː.ni.el]

Proper noun

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Dāniēl m sg (genitive Dāniēlis); third declension

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

Declension

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Indeclinable noun or third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative	Dāniēl
genitive	DāniēlDāniēlis
dative	DāniēlDāniēlī
accusative	DāniēlDāniēlem
ablative	DāniēlDāniēle
vocative	Dāniēl

Descendants

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

References

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• “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

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• Prophetia Danielis on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la

Norwegian

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Etymology

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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

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Daniel

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

Related terms

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

References

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• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [5] 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.

Old English

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Alternative forms

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• Danihel

Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Daniel m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Daniel
   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle An. DCCXXI Hēr Daniel ferde to Rōme ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare Īne ofslōh Cynewulf.Year 721 In this year Daniel went to Rome, and in the same year Ine slew Cynewulf.

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular	plural
nominative	Daniel	—
accusative	Daniel	—
genitive	Danieles	—
dative	Daniele	—

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:DanielWikipedia pl

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈda.ɲɛl/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Audio 3:

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• Rhymes: -aɲɛl
• Syllabification: Da‧niel
• Homophone: daniel

Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Latin Dāniēl.

Proper noun

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Daniel m pers

1. (biblical) Daniel (prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel)

Declension

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singular
nominative	Daniel
genitive	Daniela
dative	Danielowi
accusative	Daniela
instrumental	Danielem
locative	Danielu
vocative	Danielu

Proper noun

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Daniel m pers (female equivalent Daniela, diminutive Danielek)

1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], equivalent to English Daniel
2. a male surname from Latin

Declension

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

Proper noun

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Daniel f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname from Latin

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

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Daniel f

1. genitive plural of Daniela

Further reading

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• Daniel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Daniel in PWN's encyclopedia
• “Daniel”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Portuguese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• (Brazil) IPA(key): /dɐ.niˈɛw/ [dɐ.nɪˈɛʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /dɐˈnjɛw/ [dɐˈnjɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɐˈnjɛl/ [dɐˈnjɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɐˈnjɛl/ [dɐˈnjɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɐˈnjɛ.li/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛw, (Portugal) -ɛl
• Hyphenation: Da‧ni‧el

Proper noun

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Daniel m (plural Daniéis, feminine Daniela, feminine plural Danielas)

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

Coordinate terms

[edit] books of the Catholic Old Testament: livros do Antigo Testamento católicoedit

• Génesis (Portugal) ~ Gênesis (Brazil)
• Êxodo
• Levítico
• Números
• Deuteronómio (Portugal) ~ Deuteronômio (Brazil)
• Josué
• Juízes
• Rute
• 1 Samuel
• 2 Samuel
• 1 Reis
• 2 Reis
• 1 Crónicas (Portugal) ~ 1 Crônicas (Brazil)
• 2 Crónicas (Portugal) ~ 2 Crônicas (Brazil)
• Esdras
• Neemias
• Tobias
• Judite
• Ester
• 1 Macabeus
• 2 Macabeus
• Jó
• Salmos
• Provérbios
• Eclesiastes
• Cântico dos Cânticos
• Sabedoria
• Eclesiástico
• Isaías
• Jeremias
• Lamentações
• Baruque
• Ezequiel
• Daniel
• Oseias
• Joel
• Amós
• Abdias
• Jonas
• Miqueias
• Naum
• Habacuc
• Sofonias
• Ageu
• Zacarias
• Malaquias

Scottish Gaelic

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Proper noun

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Daniel m (genitive Dhanieil)

1. (biblical) Daniel
2. (biblical) Daniel, the twenty-seventh book of the Old Testament

Coordinate terms

[edit] books of the Protestant Old Testamentedit

• Genesis
• Ecsodus
• Lebhiticus
• Àireamh
• Deuteronomi
• Iosua
• Britheamhan
• Rut
• 1 Samuel
• 2 Samuel
• 1 Rìghrean
• 2 Rìghrean
• 1 Eachdraidh
• 2 Eachdraidh
• Esra
• Nehemiah
• Ester
• Iob
• Sailm
• Gnàth-fhacail
• Eclesiastes
• Dàn Sholaimh
• Isaiah
• Ieremiah
• Tuireadh
• Eseciel
• Daniel
• Hosèa
• Ioel
• Amos
• Obadiah
• Ionah
• Micah
• Nahum
• Habacuc
• Sephaniah
• Hagai
• Sechariah
• Malachi

Mutation

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radical	lenition
Daniel	Dhaniel

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Slovak

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Etymology

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Derived from Hebrew דניאל.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): [ˈdaɲi̯el]
• Homophone: daniel

Proper noun

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Daniel m pers (diminutive Danielko or Danko or Daničko or Daniško or Danuško or Daňuško)

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

Declension

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

Derived terms

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• Daniš
• Daňo
• Dano
• Danuš

Further reading

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• “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, 2003–2025

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /daˈnjel/ [d̪aˈnjel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Da‧niel

Proper noun

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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

Derived terms

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• Dani

Related terms

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• Daniela

Swedish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• Audio:

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Proper noun

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Daniel c (genitive Daniels)

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

Related terms

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

References

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• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [6] 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

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• ilande, inleda

Tagalog

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Pronunciation

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• (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /danˈjel/ [d̪ɐnˈɲɛl]
  • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /danˈjel/ [d̪ɐn̪ˈjɛl]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Dan‧iel

Proper noun

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Daniél (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜎ᜔)

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

Related terms

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• Daniela

Welsh

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Etymology

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Doublet of Deiniol.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈdanjɛl/

Proper noun

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Daniel m (not mutable)

1. (biblical) A prophet, subject of the Book of Daniel
2. (biblical) The Book of Amos

Coordinate terms

[edit] books of the Protestant Old Testament: llyfrau'r Hen Destament Protestannaiddedit

• Genesis
• Exodus
• Lefiticus
• Numeri
• Deuteronomium
• Josua
• Barnwyr
• Ruth
• 1 Samuel
• 2 Samuel
• 1 Brenhinoedd
• 2 Brenhinoedd
• 1 Cronicl
• 2 Cronicl
• Esra
• Nehemeia
• Esther
• Job
• Salmau
• Diarhebion
• Pregethwr
• Caniad Solomon
• Eseia
• Jeremeia
• Galarnad
• Eseciel
• Daniel
• Hosea
• Joel
• Amos
• Obadeia
• Jona
• Micha
• Nahum
• Habacuc
• Seffaneia
• Haggai
• Sechareia
• Malachi