Danny

Danny is an English, Dutch, and German diminutive of Daniel, a Hebrew name composed of the elements meaning judge and God, together conveying the sense God is my judge. The name gained wide use as an independent given name across English-speaking countries during the twentieth century, bolstered in part by the popularity of the song Danny Boy, a celebrated Irish-American ballad. It shares its roots with the formal form Daniel as well as the feminine diminutive Dani.