Daniele

Daniele is the Italian masculine form of Daniel, ultimately from the Hebrew name Daniyyel, composed of the elements dan, meaning judge, and el, meaning God, giving the overall sense of God is my judge. The name was borne by the biblical prophet Daniel, whose story in the Hebrew scriptures helped spread the name widely across Christian and Jewish communities throughout Europe. In French and Brazilian Portuguese, Daniele or Danièle functions as a feminine form of the same name, paralleling similar feminine adaptations across Romance languages. Related forms include Daniela, Daniella, and Danielle.