Daniel (name)
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Daniel is a Hebrew masculine given name and a surname. It means, "God is my judge",[1][2] and derives from two early Biblical figures.
The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames (Dan, Danny) are common in the English language. Feminine (Danielle, Daniela) given names are prevalent as well. The surname developed a patronymic, Daniels.[3]
[edit] Given name
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Daniel |
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| Gender | male |
| Meaning | "God is my judge" |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Related names | nicknames: Dan, Danny |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Daniel |
- Dan Aykroyd, Canadian-American actor
- Dan Castellaneta, American actor, the voice of Homer Simpson
- Dan Coats, U.S. senator and ambassador to Germany
- Dan Daniel (sportswriter), an American sportswriter
- Dan DeCarlo, American cartoonist
- Dan Glickman, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture,
- Dan Gurney, American racing car driver
- Dan Jansen, American speed skater, Olympic gold medalist
- Dan Majerle, American basketball player
- Dan Marino, American football player
- Dan Reeves, American football player and head coach
- Dan Savage, American sex columnist
- Dan White, assassinated San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk
- Daniel Boone, an American pioneer and hunter
- Daniel Ciobotea, Patriarch of Romania
- Daniel Day-Lewis, an English actor
- Danny DeVito, an American actor
- Daniel Jacobs, American guitarist of metalcore band Atreyu
- Daniel Dae Kim, a Korean-American actor
- Daniel Lins Cortês, a Brazilian footballer
- Daniel Mameri, a Brazilian water polo player
- Daniel Radcliffe, a British actor best known for acting the main role in Harry Potter films
- Danny Saucedo, a Swedish pop/dance-singer
- Danny, a Spanish singer, song-writer and writer.
- Danny!, an American record producer/hip-hop performer
- Danny John-Jules, a British actor and dancer.
[edit] Surname
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Daniel |
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| Meaning | "God is my judge" |
| Region of origin | Hebrew |
| Related names | Daniels |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Daniel |
- Andrew Daniel, winner of the fifth season of the American show Big Brother
- Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary
- Arnaut Daniel, Provençal troubadour of the 13th century
- Augustus Daniel, former Director of the National Gallery in London
- Beth Daniel, professional golfer
- Bill Daniel, governor of Guam and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives
- Britt Daniel, lead singer of the rock band Spoon
- Brittany Daniel, American actress
- Caroline Daniel, panelist for The McLaughlin Group
- Celso Daniel, former mayor of Santo André, São Paulo
- Charles E. Daniel, United States Senator from South Carolina
- Dan Daniel (sportswriter), American sportswriter
- Drew Daniel, member of the band Matmos
- Elton L. Daniel, historian and Iranologist
- Frank Daniel, Czech-born film director, producer and screenwriter
- Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian
- Gbenga Daniel, governor of Ogun State in Nigeria
- Glyn Daniel, British archaeologist
- Jack Daniel, founder of Jack Daniel's whiskey
- James Simpson-Daniel, English rugby union footballer
- Jeffrey Daniel, American dancer and singer, notably of the group Shalamar
- John Daniel, 17th century English musician
- John Reeves Jones Daniel, United States Representative from North Carolina
- John W. Daniel, American lawyer and Democratic politician
- Junius Daniel, American planter and career military officer
- Lorenzo Daniel, American track and field sprinter
- Marcos Daniel, Brazilian tennis player
- Oliver Daniel, American arts administrator, musicologist, and composer
- Paul Daniel, English conductor
- Peter Vivian Daniel, American jurist
- Price Daniel, United States Senator from Texas
- Ray Daniel, Welsh football player and manager
- Robert Daniel, United States Representative from Virginia
- Samuel Daniel, English poet and historian
- Tony Daniel, American comic book artist
- Wayne Daniel, cricket player
- Wendy Palmer-Daniel, professional basketball player in the WNBA
- William Daniel, 19th century American politician
- Yuli Daniel, Soviet dissident writer
[edit] References
- ^ Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Daniel. behindthename.com.
- ^ Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1, p.68.
- ^ Surname: Daniel. surnamedb.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
