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Daniel

Pronunciation: /ˈdænjəl/

The English word “Daniel” has 3 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
  2. The prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.

noun

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

Etymology

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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