Daniel
\da.njɛl\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Latin origin, first recorded around Vers 1100.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| First recorded | Vers 1100 |
| Pronunciation | \da.njɛl\ |
| Compound names | Jean-Daniel, René-Daniel |
Origin and meaning
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.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- Portugal
- Spain
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
Around the world
- Arabicدانيال
- BasqueDanel
- BretonDeniel
- CorsicanDaniellu
- FinnishTaneli
- IrishDónall
- WelshDeiniol
- GreekΝτάνιελ, Δανιήλ
- Hebrewדניאל
- HungarianDániel
- ItalianDaniele
- Japaneseダニエル
- LatvianDaniels
- LithuanianDanielis
In literature
« Tu entreverras donc, mon cher Daniel, une créature vraiment supérieure. »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).