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Daniel

name · noun · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdænjəl/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈdænjəl/
  • Canada, General-American: [ˈdeə̯njəl] /æ/ raising
  • Canada, General-American: [ˈdɛə̯njəl] /æ/ raising
  • Connecticut Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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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Meaning relationships

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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Synonyms: none provided

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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Meaning relationships

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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Meaning relationships

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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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Synonyms: none provided

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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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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
  • Corsican: Daniellu — male given name
  • Czech: Daniel — male given name
  • Danish: Daniel — male given name
  • Dutch: Daniël — male given name
  • Dutch: Daneel — male given name
  • Estonian: Tanel — male given name
  • Faroese: Dánjal — male given name
  • Finnish: Taneli — male given name
  • Finnish: Daniel — male given name
  • French: Daniel — male given name
  • West-Frisian: Daniël — male given name
  • Galician: Daniel — male given name
  • Georgian: დანიელი (danieli) — male given name
  • Georgian: დენიელი (denieli) — male given name
  • German: Daniel — male given name
  • Greek: Ντάνιελ (Ntániel) — male given name
  • Greek: Δανιήλ (Daniíl) — male given name
  • Ancient Greek: Δανιήλ (Daniḗl) — male given name
  • Greenlandic: Danieli — male given name
  • Hawaiian: Kaniela — male given name
  • Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל (daniyél) — male given name
  • Hungarian: Dániel — male given name
  • Icelandic: Daníel — male given name
  • Ido: Daniel — male given name
  • Ingrian: Danila — male given name
  • Irish: Dónall — male given name
  • Italian: Daniele — male given name
  • Japanese: ダニエル (Danieru) — male given name
  • Korean: 다니엘 — male given name
  • Latin: Daniel — male given name
  • Latvian: Daniels — male given name
  • Lavukaleve: Daniel — male given name
  • Limburgish: Daniël — male given name
  • Lithuanian: Danielis — male given name
  • Macedonian: Да́ниел (Dániel) — male given name
  • Malay: Danial — male given name
  • Maltese: Danjel — male given name
  • Manx: Daniel — male given name
  • Māori: Rāniera — male given name
  • Māori: Tāniora — male given name
  • Mirandese: Daniel — male given name
  • Norman: Dannié — male given name
  • Norwegian: Daniel — male given name
  • Persian: دانیال (dâniyâl) — male given name
  • Persian: دنیل (daniyel) — male given name
  • Polish: Daniel — male given name
  • Portuguese: Daniel — male given name
  • Romanian: Daniel — male given name
  • Russian: Дании́л (Daniíl) — male given name
  • Russian: Дани́л (Daníl) — male given name
  • Russian: Дани́ла (Daníla) — male given name
  • Russian: Дэ́ниел (Dɛ́nijel) — male given name
  • Scots: Daniel — male given name
  • Scottish Gaelic: Daniel — male given name
  • Scottish Gaelic: Dànaidh — male given name
  • Scottish Gaelic: Dòmhnall — male given name
  • Slovak: Daniel — male given name
  • Slovene: Danijel — male given name
  • Spanish: Daniel — male given name
  • Swahili: Danieli — male given name
  • Swedish: Daniel — male given name
  • Tagalog: Daniel — male given name
  • Ukrainian: Данило (Danylo) — male given name
  • Waray-Waray: Daniel — male given name
  • Welsh: Deiniol — male given name
  • Zealandic: Daniël — male given name
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