name · noun · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈdænjəl/
Canada, General-American:/ˈdænjəl/
Canada, General-American:[ˈdeə̯njəl]/æ/ raising
Canada, General-American:[ˈdɛə̯njəl]/æ/ raising
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Australian:/ˈdænjəl/
obsolete:/ˈdænəl/
Philippines:/ˈdeɪ̯njɛl/
rhymes with -ænjəl
UK:/ˈdænjəl/
UK:/ˈdanjəl/
Australia:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:D AE1 N Y AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Dan.
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
The prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
A male given name from Hebrew in regular use since the Middle Ages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
4
name
Meaning 4
A surname.
A British surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Daniels.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
name
Meaning 5
A surname.
A French surname originating as a patronymic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
name
Meaning 6
A surname.
A Portuguese surname originating as a patronymic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
7
name
Meaning 7
A surname.
A surname from Irish, a rare adopted anglicization of Ó Domhnaill (“O'Donnell”), from Ó (“descendant”) + Domhnaill (“of Domhnall”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
name
Meaning 8
A village in central Poland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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9
name
Meaning 9
A town in Wasatch County, Utah, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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10
name
Meaning 10
A census-designated place in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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11
noun
Meaning 11
A wise judge, like the biblical Daniel who ingeniously saved a woman from false accusations of adultery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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12
noun
Meaning 12
The buttocks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, slang
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
noun
Meaning 13
an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Book of Daniel, Book of the Prophet Daniel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: book
14
noun
Meaning 14
a wise and upright judge -- Shakespeare
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a Daniel come to judgment
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: judge, justice, jurist
15
noun
Meaning 15
(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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prophet
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
223 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Daniël
— book of the Bible
Arabic:
دَانْيَال
(danyāl)
— book of the Bible
Armenian:
Դանիել
— book of the Bible
Basque:
Danel
— book of the Bible
Bengali:
ড্যানিয়েল
(Ḍyāniẏēla)
— book of the Bible
Breton:
Deniel
— book of the Bible
Catalan:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
Cebuano:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
Chinese Cantonese:
但以理書 /但以理书
(daan6 ji5 lei5 syu1)
— book of the Bible
Eastern Min Chinese:
但以理
(Dáng-ī-lī)
— book of the Bible
Chinese Mandarin:
但以理書 /但以理书
(Dànyǐlǐshū)
— book of the Bible
Corsican:
Daniellu
— book of the Bible
Czech:
Kniha Daniel
— book of the Bible
Danish:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
Dutch:
Daniël
— book of the Bible
Dutch:
(Bijbel) Boek Daniël
— book of the Bible
Estonian:
Taanieli raamat
— book of the Bible
Faroese:
Dánjal
— book of the Bible
Finnish:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
French:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
West-Frisian:
Daniël
— book of the Bible
Georgian:
დანიელ
(daniel)
— book of the Bible
German:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
Greek:
Δανιήλ
(Daniíl)
— book of the Bible
Ancient Greek:
Δανιήλ
(Daniḗl)
— book of the Bible
Greenlandic:
Danieli
— book of the Bible
Gujarati:
દાનિયેલ
(dāniyel)
— book of the Bible
Hawaiian:
Daniela
— book of the Bible
Hawaiian:
Daniʻela
— book of the Bible
Hebrew:
דָּנִיֵּאל
(daniyél)
— book of the Bible
Hungarian:
Dániel
— book of the Bible
Icelandic:
Daníel
— book of the Bible
Ido:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
Irish:
Leabhar Dhainéil
— book of the Bible
Irish:
Dainéil
— book of the Bible
Italian:
Daniele
— book of the Bible
Japanese:
ダニエル書
(Danieru-sho)
— book of the Bible
Kazakh:
Даниял
(Daniäl)
— book of the Bible
Korean:
다니엘서
(Daniel-seo)
— book of the Bible
Korean:
다니엘
— book of the Bible
Latin:
Daniēl
— book of the Bible
Latvian:
Daniels
— book of the Bible
Lavukaleve:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
Limburgish:
Daniël
— book of the Bible
Lithuanian:
Danielius
— book of the Bible
Macedonian:
Да́ниел
(Dániel)
— book of the Bible
Malay:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
Maltese:
Ktieb Danjel
— book of the Bible
Manx:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
Māori:
Rāniera
— book of the Bible
Mirandese:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
Norwegian:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
Persian:
دانیال
(dâniyâl)
— book of the Bible
Polish:
Księga Daniela
— book of the Bible
Portuguese:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
Romanian:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
Russian:
Даниил
(Daniil)
— book of the Bible
Scots:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
Scottish Gaelic:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
Slovak:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
Slovene:
Danijel
— book of the Bible
Spanish:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
Swahili:
Danieli
— book of the Bible
Swedish:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
Tagalog:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
Tumbuka:
Daniyele
— book of the Bible
Waray-Waray:
Daniel
— book of the Bible
Welsh:
Deiniol
— book of the Bible
Zealandic:
Daniël
— book of the Bible
Afrikaans:
Daniël
— biblical person
Arabic:
دَانْيَال
(danyāl)
— biblical person
Armenian:
Դանիել
— biblical person
Basque:
Danel
— biblical person
Breton:
Deniel
— biblical person
Catalan:
Daniel
— biblical person
Cebuano:
Daniel
— biblical person
Chinese Cantonese:
但以理
(daan6 ji5 lei5)
— biblical person
Chinese Cantonese:
達尼爾 /达尼尔
(daat6 nei4 ji5)
— biblical person
Eastern Min Chinese:
但以理
(Dáng-ī-lī)
— biblical person
Chinese Mandarin:
但以理
(Dànyǐlǐ)
— biblical person
Chinese Mandarin:
達尼爾 /达尼尔
(Dání'ěr)
— biblical person
Ngazidja Comorian:
Danieli
— biblical person
Corsican:
Daniellu
— biblical person
Czech:
Daniel
— biblical person
Danish:
Daniel
— biblical person
Dutch:
Daniël
— biblical person
Estonian:
Taaniel
— biblical person
Estonian:
Tanel
— biblical person
Faroese:
Dánjal
— biblical person
Finnish:
Daniel
— biblical person
French:
Daniel
— biblical person
West-Frisian:
Daniël
— biblical person
Georgian:
დანიელი
(danieli)
— biblical person
German:
Daniel
— biblical person
Gothic:
𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌴𐌻
(daniēl)
— biblical person
Greek:
Δανιήλ
(Daniíl)
— biblical person
Ancient Greek:
Δανιήλ
(Daniḗl)
— biblical person
Greenlandic:
Danieli
— biblical person
Gujarati:
દાનિયેલ
(dāniyel)
— biblical person
Hawaiian:
Daniela
— biblical person
Hawaiian:
Daniʻela
— biblical person
Hebrew:
דָּנִיֵּאל
(daniyél)
— biblical person
Hungarian:
Dániel
— biblical person
Icelandic:
Daníel
— biblical person
Ido:
Daniel
— biblical person
Irish:
Dainéil
— biblical person
Old Irish:
Dainiél
— biblical person
Italian:
Daniele
— biblical person
Japanese:
ダニエル
(Danieru)
— biblical person
Kazakh:
Даниял
(Daniäl)
— biblical person
Korean:
다니엘
— biblical person
Latin:
Daniel
— biblical person
Latvian:
Daniels
— biblical person
Lavukaleve:
Daniel
— biblical person
Limburgish:
Daniël
— biblical person
Lithuanian:
Danielis
— biblical person
Macedonian:
Да́ниел
(Dániel)
— biblical person
Malay:
Danial
— biblical person
Malay:
Daniel
— biblical person
Maltese:
Danjel
— biblical person
Manx:
Daniel
— biblical person
Māori:
Rāniera
— biblical person
Mirandese:
Daniel
— biblical person
Norwegian:
Daniel
— biblical person
Persian:
دانیال
(dâniyâl)
— biblical person
Polish:
Daniel
— biblical person
Portuguese:
Daniel
— biblical person
Romanian:
Daniel
— biblical person
Russian:
Дании́л
(Daniíl)
— biblical person
Scots:
Daniel
— biblical person
Scottish Gaelic:
Daniel
— biblical person
Serbo-Croatian:
Danijel
— biblical person
Serbo-Croatian:
Данијел
— biblical person
Slovak:
Daniel
— biblical person
Slovene:
Danijel
— biblical person
Spanish:
Daniel
— biblical person
Swahili:
Danieli
— biblical person
Swedish:
Daniel
— biblical person
Tagalog:
Daniel
— biblical person
Tumbuka:
Daniyele
— biblical person
Waray-Waray:
Daniel
— biblical person
Welsh:
Daniel
— biblical person
Zealandic:
Daniël
— biblical person
Afrikaans:
Daniel
— male given name
Afrikaans:
Daniël
— male given name
Arabic:
دَانْيَال
(danyāl)
— male given name
Armenian:
Դանիել
— male given name
Basque:
Danel
— male given name
Bengali:
ড্যানিয়েল
(ḍêniyel)
— male given name
Breton:
Deniel
— male given name
Bulgarian:
Дании́л
(Daniíl)
— male given name
Bulgarian:
Дание́л
(Daniél)
— male given name
Catalan:
Daniel
— male given name
Cebuano:
Daniel
— male given name
Eastern Min Chinese:
但以理
(Dáng-ī-lī)
— male given name
Chinese Mandarin:
丹尼爾 /丹尼尔
(Dānní'ěr)
— male given name
Chinese Mandarin:
達尼爾 /达尼尔
(Dání'ěr)
— male given name