Etymology

daniel

Dan·iel
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Today it means: A wise judge, like the biblical Daniel who ingeniously saved a woman from false accusations of adultery. Full definition →

Middle English Daniel ← Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ ← Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromדָּנִיֵּאל
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΔᾱνῑήλ
  3. Middle English · inherited fromDaniel
  4. English todayDaniel

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.

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