Daniel - wikipedia Daniel For other uses, see Daniel ( disambiguation ). Daniel Daniel with the lions Pronunciation / ˈdænjəl / French : ( danjɛl ) Spanish : ( daˈnjel ) Dutch : ( ˈdaːnijɛl ) Polish : ( ˈdaɲɛl ) Czech : ( ˈdanɪjɛl ) Gender Male Name day July 21 Origin Word / name Hebrew Meaning God is my judge Other names Related names Dan, Danny, Dani, Daniella ( English ) דָּנִיֵּאל ( Daniyyel / Dāniyyêl ) ( Hebrew ) Danyel, Danyal ( Turkish ) دانيال ‬ ( Danyal / Danial / Daniyal ) ( Urdu ) ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ( Dānīʾêl ) ( Syriac ) Daniele ( Italian ) Daniël, Daan, Dana ( Dutch ) Данаил ( Danail ) ( Bulgarian ) დანიელი ( Danieli ) ( Georgian ) Δανιήλ ( Daniil ) ( Greek ) Dániel ( Hungarian ) Даниил ( Daniil ) ( Russian ) Данијел / Danijel ( Serbian / Slovene, Croatian ) Danilo / Данило ( Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Slovene, Croatian / Serbian, Ukrainian ) Daniel ( Portuguese, Spanish ) Dănuṭ ( Romanian ) Tanel ( Estonian ) Taneli ( Finnish ) Դանիէլ ( Taniēl ) ( Armenian ) دانيال ( Danyal / Daniel ) ( Kurdish ) دانيال ( Dâniyal / Danial ) ( Persian ) دانيال ( Danyal ) ( Arabic ) Deiniol ( Welsh ) Deniel ( Breton ) Danel ( Basque ) Đanien ( Vietnamese ) Dainéil, Dónall ( Irish ) ダニエル ( Danieru ) ( Japanese ) 다니엘 ( Daniel ) ( Korean ) Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means, `` God is my judge '', and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames. Contents 1 Background 2 Popularity 3 People named Daniel 4 References Background The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames ( Dan, Danny ) are common in both English and Hebrew ; `` Dan '' may also be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name `` Daniil '' ( Даниил ) is common in Russia. Feminine versions ( Danielle, Danièle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza ) are prevalent as well. The Dutch names `` Daan '' and `` Daniël '' are also variations of Daniel. A related surname developed as a patronymic, Daniels. Other surnames derived from `` Daniel '' include McDaniel and Danielson. Popularity In the United States, the U.S. Social Security Administration reports that Daniel has peaked as the fifth most popular name for newborns in 1985, 1990, 2007, and 2008. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that in the 2000 census, `` Daniels '' was the 182nd most common surname in the U.S., while `` McDaniel '' was ranked at 323, and `` Daniel '' ( without a final `` s '' ) was ranked at 380. In 2016, Top 100 Baby Names in Canada ranked it at number 27. People named Daniel List of people named Daniel List of people surnamed Daniel References Jump up ^ `` Names that are related to DANIEL '', Behind the Name Jump up ^ `` Behind the Name : Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Daniel ''. behindthename.com. Jump up ^ Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978 - 0 - 19 - 861060 - 1, p. 68. Jump up ^ `` Surname : Daniel ''. surnamedb.com. Retrieved 31 March 2008. Jump up ^ `` Top 5 Names In Each Of The Last 100 Years '', U.S. Social Security Administration. Jump up ^ `` Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000 '', United States Census Bureau. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Baby Names in Canada '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daniel&oldid=814778276 '' Categories : Hebrew - language names English masculine given names French masculine given names Romanian masculine given names Bulgarian masculine given names Jewish given names Czech masculine given names Danish masculine given names Swedish masculine given names German masculine given names Slovene masculine given names Slovak masculine given names Polish masculine given names Norwegian masculine given names Spanish masculine given names Portuguese masculine given names Russian masculine given names Scandinavian masculine given names Arabic masculine given names Hidden categories : Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages Articles containing Urdu - language text Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia Brezhoneg Čeština Dansk Deutsch Español Esperanto Français Հայերեն Íslenska ქართული Latina Nederlands Norsk Norsk nynorsk Polski Română සිංහල Simple English Slovenčina Slovenščina Suomi Svenska 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 10 December 2017, at 22 : 01. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where did the last name daniel come from
Answer: Hebrew origin