Daniel

Meanings

Proper Noun

• A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
• The prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.
• A male given name from Hebrew in regular use since the Middle Ages.
• , a variant of Daniels.
• , a rare adopted anglicization of Ó Domhnall ([[O'Donnell).
• village in central Poland (country).
• town Utah (state) US (country).
• CDP Wyoming (state) US (country).

Noun

• A wise judge, like the biblical Daniel who ingeniously saved a woman from false accusations of adultery.

Origin

• From Middle English Daniel, Daniell, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ, from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל, name borne from the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.