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Daniel
Daniel ♂ Biblical name (meaning ‘God is my judge’ in Hebrew), borne by the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel. He was an Israelite slave of the Assyrian king Nebuchadnezzar, who obtained great favour through his skill in interpreting dreams and the ‘writing on the wall’ at the feast held by Nebuchadnezzar's son Belshazzar. His enemies managed to get him cast into a lions' den, but he was saved by God. This was a favourite tale in the Middle Ages, often represented in miracle plays. The name has been perennially popular among English speakers since the 16th century and has been particularly favoured since the 1980s.
Variant: Danyal. Short form: Dan. Pet form: Danny. Cognates: Scottish Gaelic: Dàniel. Welsh: Deiniol. German, Scandinavian: Daniel. Dutch: Daniël. French, Spanish, Portuguese: Daniel. Italian: Daniele. Russian: Daniil. Polish, Czech: Daniel. Finnish: Taneli. Hungarian: Dániel. |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Daniel." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Daniel." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Daniel1.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Daniel." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Daniel1.html |
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Daniel Legendary Jewish hero and visionary of the 6th century bc, who was at the court of the kings of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar. The Old Testament Book of Daniel, probably written c.165 bc, relates events in Daniel's life during the Babylonian Captivity. The book also gives an account of Belshazzar's Feast. The last six of its 12 chapters consist of visions and prophesies.
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"Daniel." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Daniel." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Daniel.html "Daniel." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Daniel.html |
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Daniel a Hebrew prophet (6th century bc), who spent his life as a captive at the court of Babylon. In the Bible he interpreted the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar and was delivered by God from the lions' den into which he had been thrown as the result of a trick.
In the apocryphal Book of Susanna he is portrayed as a wise judge. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Daniel." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Daniel." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Daniel.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Daniel." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Daniel.html |
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"Daniel." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Daniel." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Daniel-pers.html "Daniel." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Daniel-pers.html |
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Daniel
Daniel ♂ (French) Biblical.
Feminine forms Danièle, Danielle. |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Daniel." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Daniel." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Daniel4.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Daniel." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Daniel4.html |
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Daniel ♀ (Scandinavian) Biblical: ‘God is my judge’
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Daniel." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Daniel." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Daniel.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Daniel." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Daniel.html |
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Daniel ♂ (French) Biblical: ‘God is my judge’.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Daniel." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Daniel." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Daniel2.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Daniel." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Daniel2.html |
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Daniel ♂ (French) Biblical.
Feminine form: Daniela. |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Daniel." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Daniel." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Daniel3.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Daniel." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Daniel3.html |
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Daniel
•Ethel • lethal • brothel • betrothal
•Cavell, cavil, gavel, gravel, ravel, travel
•Havel, larval, marvel, Marvell, rondavel
•bedevil, bevel, devil, dishevel, kevel, level, revel, split-level
•daredevil • she-devil • eye level
•naval, navel
•coeval, evil, Khedival, medieval, primeval, retrieval, shrieval, upheaval
•civil, drivel, shrivel, snivel, swivel
•carnival • Percival • perspectival
•festival • aestival (US estival)
•adjectival, arrival, deprival, genitival, imperatival, infinitival, outrival, relatival, revival, rival, substantival, survival
•archival
•grovel, hovel, novel
•oval
•approval, removal
•Lovell, shovel
•interval • serval • narwhal
•coequal, equal, prequel, sequel
•bilingual, lingual, monolingual, multilingual
•rorqual • Hywel
•Daniel, spaniel
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"Daniel." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Daniel." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Daniel.html "Daniel." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Daniel.html |
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