daniel

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Daniel^¹

/ˈdænjəl/ UK
/ˈdænjəl/ Canada, US
[ˈdeə̯njəl] Canada, US
[ˈdɛə̯njəl] Canada, US
/ˈdænjəl/ Australia
/ˈdænəl/ obsolete
/ˈdeɪ̯njɛl/ Philippines

Rhymes with -ænjəl

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Danis · Daneau · Danel · Danès · Danet · Daniau

A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
Similar: Dan.
The prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel. 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.
A male given name from Hebrew in regular use since the Middle Ages. "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 Web
A British surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Daniels.
A French surname originating as a patronymic.
A Portuguese surname originating as a patronymic.
A surname from Irish, a rare adopted anglicization of Ó Domhnaill (“O'Donnell”), from Ó (“descendant”) + Domhnaill (“of Domhnall”).
A village in central Poland.
A town in Wasatch County, Utah, United States.
A census-designated place in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States.

noun Daniels

A wise judge, like the biblical Daniel who ingeniously saved a woman from false accusations of adultery. A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel! / O wise young judge, how I do honour thee!

daniel^²

/ˈdænjəl/ UK
/ˈdanjəl/ UK

Rhymes with -ænjəl

noun daniels

US, slang The buttocks. He'd pull the chair out from under some dignified dowager and catch her just before she went to fall on her daniel […]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dan, auld, don, rorschach, languaged, eric, laughter, daniela, clair, diane, danielle, danny, doug, ernest, hugh, daniell

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name book of the Bible

Español	Daniel
한국어	다니엘서 Daniel-seo, 다니엘
日本語	ダニエル書 Danieru-sho
中文	但以理書 /但以理书 Dànyǐlǐshū
Kiswahili	Danieli
Português	Daniel
Français	Daniel
Deutsch	Daniel
Italiano	Daniele
Ελληνικά	Δανιήλ Daniíl
Română	Daniel
Русский	Даниил Daniil
العربية	دَانْيَال danyāl
עברית	דָּנִיֵּאל daniyél

name biblical person

Español	Daniel
한국어	다니엘
日本語	ダニエル Danieru
中文	但以理 Dànyǐlǐ
Kiswahili	Danieli
Português	Daniel
Français	Daniel
Deutsch	Daniel
Italiano	Daniele
Ελληνικά	Δανιήλ Daniíl
Română	Daniel
Русский	Дании́л Daniíl
العربية	دَانْيَال danyāl
עברית	דָּנִיֵּאל daniyél

name male given name

Español	Daniel
한국어	다니엘
日本語	ダニエル Danieru
中文	丹尼爾 /丹尼尔 Dānní'ěr, 達尼爾 /达尼尔 Dání'ěr
Kiswahili	Danieli
Português	Daniel
Français	Daniel
Deutsch	Daniel
Italiano	Daniele
Ελληνικά	Ντάνιελ Ntániel, Δανιήλ Daniíl
Română	Daniel
Русский	Дании́л Daniíl, Дани́л Daníl, Дани́ла Daníla, Дэ́ниел Dɛ́nijel
العربية	دَانْيَال danyāl
עברית	דָּנִיֵּאל daniyél

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@misc{daniel_2026,
  title = {daniel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/daniel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}