Daniel

From the Hebrew name Daniyyel, meaning God is my judge, formed from the elements din, meaning to judge, and el, meaning God. The name is borne in the Hebrew Bible by the prophet Daniel, whose story of surviving the lions' den made the name widely known across Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions. Its broad adoption across Europe through biblical influence produced cognate forms in virtually every Western language, including Dániel in Hungarian, Daníel in Icelandic, and Daniël in Dutch. Common short forms and derivatives include Dan, Danny, and the feminine Danielle.