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Daniel

See also: daniel, Daniël, Dániel, and Daníel

English

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Etymology

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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.[1]

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  Book of Daniel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  Daniel on Wikisource.Wikisource
Wiktionary has an Appendix listing books of the Bible

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Daniel

  1. A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
    Synonym: (abbreviation) Dan.
  2. (biblical) The prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew in regular use since the Middle Ages.
    • 1989, John Irving, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Corgi Books, →ISBN, page 55:
      "His name is Daniel Needham," my mother said. Whew! With what relief - down came my grandmother's hands! Needham was a fine old name, a founding fathers sort of name, a name you could trace back to the Massachusetts Bay Colony - if not exactly Gravesend itself. And Daniel was as Daniel as Daniel Webster, which was as good a name as a Wheelwright could wish for.
      "But he's called Dan," my mother added, bringing a slight frown to my grandmother's countenance.
  4. A British surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Daniels.
  5. A French surname originating as a patronymic.
  6. A Portuguese surname originating as a patronymic.
  7. A surname from Irish, a rare adopted anglicization of Ó Domhnaill (O'Donnell).
  8. A village in central Poland.
  9. A town in Utah, United States.
  10. A census-designated place in Wyoming, United States.

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Translations

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Noun

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Daniel (plural Daniels)

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

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References

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  1. ^ Oxford Names Companion
  2. ^ Dobson, E. J. (1957) English pronunciation 1500-1700‎[1], second edition, volume II: Phonology, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1968, →OCLC, § 334, page 986.
  3. ^ Hall, Joseph Sargent (1942 March 2) “2. The Vowel Sounds of Unstressed and Partially Stressed Syllables”, in The Phonetics of Great Smoky Mountain Speech (American Speech: Reprints and Monographs; 4), New York: King's Crown Press, →DOI, →ISBN, § II.2, page 66.

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Alternative form of Albanian Danjell (“Daniel”); from Latin Daniēl (from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈda.ɲɛɫ/, /ˈda.ɲɛl/, /ˈda.njɛɫ/, /ˈda.njɛl/

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Daniel m (definite Danieli)

  1. (Christianity, biblical) Daniel (Old Testament prophet)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel
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Catalan

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Daniel m

  1. (biblical) Daniel
  2. (biblical) Daniel (book of the Bible)
  3. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel

Czech

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Daniel m anim

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel

Declension

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Declension of Daniel (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Daniel Danielové
genitive Daniela Danielů
dative Danielovi, Danielu Danielům
accusative Daniela Daniely
vocative Daniele, Danieli Danielové
locative Danielovi, Danielu Danielech
instrumental Danielem Daniely

Danish

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Daniel

  1. (biblical) Daniel
  2. Daniel (book of the Bible)
  3. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel
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  • [2] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 20 632 males with the given name Daniel have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Dutch

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Etymology

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The village is named after a former plantation house.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdaː.niˌjɛl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Da‧ni‧el

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Daniel m

  1. A village in Curaçao.
  2. Alternative form of Daniël.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Biblical Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (daniyél).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑniel/, [ˈdɑ̝nie̞l]
  • Rhymes: -ɑniel
  • Syllabification(key): Da‧ni‧el

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Daniel

  1. Daniel (biblical book and prophet)
  2. a male given name from Biblical Hebrew
    • 1968, Venny Kontturi, Kankurikello, Gummerus, page 32:
      Mutta nimeksi ei voitu laittaa Daniel niin kuin Kusti koko ajan oli uhkaillut ja äiti vastustellut. Äiti oli sanonut tosisssaan, ettei sitä nyt sellaista karhunpalvelusta voida lapsellensa tehdä että Taneliksi ristittäisiin. Toiset mukulat tuonnempana vain nimittelisivät ja rumaa hokua veisaisivat lapselle.
      Ja Viira tiesi kyllä, mitä viisua äiti ajoi takaa vaikka ei sanonut. Sitä niin, jossa hoettiin hävyttömästi, että tint tant taneli, tanelin pallia paleli.
      But the name couldn't be Daniel, as Kusti had been threatening and mother resisting. The mother had said in earnest that they couldn't do such a disservice to their child to christen them Taneli. The other kids would just pick on him, singing their ugly rhymes.
      And Viira knew what she was getting at, even if she didn't say it out loud. The obscene one that went "tint tant taneli, tanelin pallia paleli".
    • 2014, Antti Holma, Järjestäjä, Otava, →ISBN, page 46:
      Daniel hänen nimensä oli. Tietenkin. Ei hän olisi voinut olla Jani tai Sami. Janit ovat kännykkäkaupassa töissä. Samitkin ovat kännykkäkaupassa töissä, mutta esimiesasemassa. Oliko hän joku tähti?
      Daniel was his name. Of course. He couldn't be a Jani or Sami. Janis work at mobile phone shops, and Samis too but as managers. Was he a star?
    • 2019, Anja Portin, Muistokirjoitus, S&S, →ISBN, page 107:
      Daniel, mies sanoo. Julia ajattelee, että nimi sopii kauriille, se on pehmeä ja notkea. Hän tarttuu miehen käteen ja sanoo nimensä.
      Daniel, the main said. Julia thinks that the name is fitting for a deer, it's soft and flexible. She grabs the man by his hand and says his name.

Declension

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Inflection of Daniel (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative Daniel Danielit
genitive Danielin Danielien
Danieleiden
Danieleitten
partitive Danielia Danieleita
Danieleja
illative Danieliin Danieleihin
singular plural
nominative Daniel Danielit
accusative nom. Daniel Danielit
gen. Danielin
genitive Danielin Danielien
Danieleiden
Danieleitten
partitive Danielia Danieleita
Danieleja
inessive Danielissa Danieleissa
elative Danielista Danieleista
illative Danieliin Danieleihin
adessive Danielilla Danieleilla
ablative Danielilta Danieleilta
allative Danielille Danieleille
essive Danielina Danieleina
translative Danieliksi Danieleiksi
abessive Danielitta Danieleitta
instructive — Danielein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Daniel (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Danielini Danielini
accusative nom. Danielini Danielini
gen. Danielini
genitive Danielini Danielieni
Danieleideni
Danieleitteni
partitive Danieliani Danieleitani
Danielejani
inessive Danielissani Danieleissani
elative Danielistani Danieleistani
illative Danieliini Danieleihini
adessive Danielillani Danieleillani
ablative Danieliltani Danieleiltani
allative Danielilleni Danieleilleni
essive Danielinani Danieleinani
translative Danielikseni Danieleikseni
abessive Danielittani Danieleittani
instructive — —
comitative — Danieleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Danielisi Danielisi
accusative nom. Danielisi Danielisi
gen. Danielisi
genitive Danielisi Danieliesi
Danieleidesi
Danieleittesi
partitive Danieliasi Danieleitasi
Danielejasi
inessive Danielissasi Danieleissasi
elative Danielistasi Danieleistasi
illative Danieliisi Danieleihisi
adessive Danielillasi Danieleillasi
ablative Danieliltasi Danieleiltasi
allative Danielillesi Danieleillesi
essive Danielinasi Danieleinasi
translative Danieliksesi Danieleiksesi
abessive Danielittasi Danieleittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Danieleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Danielimme Danielimme
accusative nom. Danielimme Danielimme
gen. Danielimme
genitive Danielimme Danieliemme
Danieleidemme
Danieleittemme
partitive Danieliamme Danieleitamme
Danielejamme
inessive Danielissamme Danieleissamme
elative Danielistamme Danieleistamme
illative Danieliimme Danieleihimme
adessive Danielillamme Danieleillamme
ablative Danieliltamme Danieleiltamme
allative Danielillemme Danieleillemme
essive Danielinamme Danieleinamme
translative Danieliksemme Danieleiksemme
abessive Danielittamme Danieleittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Danieleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Danielinne Danielinne
accusative nom. Danielinne Danielinne
gen. Danielinne
genitive Danielinne Danielienne
Danieleidenne
Danieleittenne
partitive Danielianne Danieleitanne
Danielejanne
inessive Danielissanne Danieleissanne
elative Danielistanne Danieleistanne
illative Danieliinne Danieleihinne
adessive Danielillanne Danieleillanne
ablative Danieliltanne Danieleiltanne
allative Danielillenne Danieleillenne
essive Danielinanne Danieleinanne
translative Danieliksenne Danieleiksenne
abessive Danielittanne Danieleittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Danieleinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Danielinsa Danielinsa
accusative nom. Danielinsa Danielinsa
gen. Danielinsa
genitive Danielinsa Danieliensa
Danieleidensa
Danieleittensa
partitive Danieliaan
Danieliansa 		Danieleitaan
Danielejaan
Danieleitansa
Danielejansa
inessive Danielissaan
Danielissansa 		Danieleissaan
Danieleissansa
elative Danielistaan
Danielistansa 		Danieleistaan
Danieleistansa
illative Danieliinsa Danieleihinsa
adessive Danielillaan
Danielillansa 		Danieleillaan
Danieleillansa
ablative Danieliltaan
Danieliltansa 		Danieleiltaan
Danieleiltansa
allative Danielilleen
Danielillensa 		Danieleilleen
Danieleillensa
essive Danielinaan
Danielinansa 		Danieleinaan
Danieleinansa
translative Danielikseen
Danieliksensa 		Danieleikseen
Danieleiksensa
abessive Danielittaan
Danielittansa 		Danieleittaan
Danieleittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Danieleineen
Danieleinensa
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  • Daniel is the 87th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 8,010 male individuals (and as a middle name to 7,678 more), and also belongs to 12 female individuals (and as a middle name to 22 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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Daniel m

  1. (biblical) Daniel (biblical book and prophet)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel
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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdaːni̯ɛl/, [ˈdaː.njɛl], [ˈdaː.ni.ɛl]
  • IPA(key): /ˈdaːˌni̯eːl/, /ˈdaːni̯əl/ (rarer variants)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
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  • Hyphenation: Da‧ni‧el

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Daniel m (proper noun, strong, genitive Daniels)

  1. (biblical) Daniel (biblical book and prophet)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, feminine equivalent Daniela, equivalent to English Daniel

Latin

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Etymology

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From the Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from the Biblical Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyél, “Daniel”, literally “God is [my] judge”).

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Dāniēl m sg (genitive Dāniēlis); third declension

  1. Daniel (Biblical character)
  2. Book of Daniel

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Dāniēl
Genitive Dāniēlis
Dative Dāniēlī
Accusative Dāniēlem
Ablative Dāniēle
Vocative Dāniēl

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  • Albanian: Danjell, Daniell, Daniel
  • English: Daniel, Dan
  • Italian: Daniele
  • Swedish: Daniel

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  • “Dănĭēl”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Daniel in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Norwegian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דניּאל (daniyél, “God is my judge”). First recorded as a given name in Norway c. 1350.

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Daniel

  1. Daniel (biblical book and prophet)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel
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  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [3] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk:15 404 males with the given name Daniel living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak around 1990. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Latin Dāniēl.

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Daniel m pers

  1. (biblical) Daniel (prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel)
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Declension of Daniel
singular
nominative Daniel
genitive Daniela
dative Danielowi
accusative Daniela
instrumental Danielem
locative Danielu
vocative Danielu

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Daniel m pers (female equivalent Daniela, diminutive Danielek)

  1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], equivalent to English Daniel
  2. a male surname from Latin
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Declension of Daniel
singular plural
nominative Daniel Danielowie
genitive Daniela Danielów
dative Danielowi Danielom
accusative Daniela Danielów
instrumental Danielem Danielami
locative Danielu Danielach
vocative Danielu Danielowie

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Daniel f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname from Latin

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Daniel f

  1. genitive plural of Daniela

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  • Daniel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Daniel in PWN's encyclopedia
  • “Daniel”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese Daniel, from Latin Daniēl, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל. Doublet of Danilo.

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dɐ.niˈɛw/ [dɐ.nɪˈɛʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /dɐˈnjɛw/ [dɐˈnjɛʊ̯]
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
  • Hyphenation: Da‧ni‧el

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Daniel m (plural Daniéis)

  1. (biblical) Daniel (Old Testament prophet)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel

Scottish Gaelic

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Daniel m (genitive Dhanieil)

  1. (biblical) Daniel
  2. (biblical) Daniel, the twenty-seventh book of the Old Testament

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
Daniel Dhaniel
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Etymology

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Derived from Hebrew דניאל.

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Daniel m anim (genitive singular Daniela, nominative plural Danielovia, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel
  2. (religion) Daniel

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Declension of Daniel
singular plural
nominative Daniel Danielovia
genitive Daniela Danielov
dative Danielovi Danielom
accusative Daniela Danielov
locative Danielovi Danieloch
instrumental Danielom Danielami

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Further reading

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  • “Daniel”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /daˈnjel/ [d̪aˈnjel]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: Da‧niel

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Daniel m

  1. Daniel (biblical book and prophet)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel
  3. the letter D in the Spanish spelling alphabet

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Vulgate Latin Daniel, ultimately of Hebrew origin. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1246.

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Daniel c (genitive Daniels)

  1. Daniel (biblical book and prophet)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Daniel
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  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • [4] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 82 724 males with the given name Daniel living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

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