Daniel

proper name, Hebrew, literally "God is my judge;" related to Dan, literally "he who judges," the name given to the tribe descended from Jacob's son of that name in the Old Testament. Consistently in the top 15 names for boys born in the U.S. from 1972 through 2008.

Entries linking to Daniel

Dan (1)

familiar form of masc. proper name Daniel.

Danielle

fem. proper name, from Daniel. In U.S., little used before c. 1940 and in the top 20 for girls born from 1984-1994.

Danny

familiar form of proper name Daniel. The words to the popular song "Danny Boy" were written by English songwriter Frederic Weatherly in 1910 and altered in 1913 to fit the old Irish tune of "Londonderry Air."

Share Daniel

‘cite’

Page URL:

https://www.etymonline.com/word/Daniel

HTML Link:

<a href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/Daniel">Etymology of Daniel by etymonline</a>

APA style:

Harper, D. (n.d.). Etymology of Daniel. Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved $(datetime), from https://www.etymonline.com/word/Daniel

Chicago style:

Harper Douglas, “Etymology of Daniel,” Online Etymology Dictionary, accessed $(datetime), https://www.etymonline.com/word/Daniel.

MLA style:

Harper, Douglas. “Etymology of Daniel.” Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/word/Daniel. Accessed $(datetimeMla).

IEEE style:

D. Harper. “Etymology of Daniel.” Online Etymology Dictionary. https://www.etymonline.com/word/Daniel (accessed $(datetime)).

Definitions of Daniel

Daniel (n.)

(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC);

Daniel (n.)

a wise and upright judge; "a Daniel come to judgment" -- Shakespeare;

Daniel (n.)

an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar;

Synonyms: Book of Daniel / Book of the Prophet Daniel

From wordnet.princeton.edu

Dictionary entries near Daniel

Dane

dang

danger

dangerous

dangle

Daniel

Danielle

Danish

dank

Danny

danseuse