Daniel
Meaning: Its source is a Hebrew expression meaning "My judge is God."
In Hungarian, the name is spelled with an accent - Dániel.
Languages: This boy's name is used in Hebrew, German, Dutch, English, French, Spanish, Hungarian, Russian, Polish, Croatian, Czech, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Romanian.
Variant Forms: Danal
Popularity: The name Daniel ranked 8th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics, 12th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census and 8th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1994 US Census.
This name is highly rated both on the 1990 U.S. Census list and in state data recording the most popular baby names.
Narrative: The story of Daniel's abiding faith, even when cast into the lions' den, is told in the Book of Daniel in the Jewish scriptures.
In addition to stories of Daniel's trials at the Persian court, the book features symbolic imagery of fantastic animals, world-wide cataclysms, and the ending and beginning of epochs. It set the pattern for the Christian Book of Revelations, and scholars of both faiths continue to debate its ultimate meaning.
There is some scholarly support for the theory that Daniel was a mythic character, pre-dating even ancient Biblical writings. As we might anticipate given the meaning of his name, these early myths portray Daniel as a judge with a high reputation for wisdom and piety.
Arts and Music
- Daniel Decatur Emmett (born 1815, died 1904)
American minstrel and songwriter.
- Credited with writing ''''Dixie'''' (see list of Songwriters)
Leadership
- Daniel P. Amos
- CEO of Fortune 500 company AFLAC (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Daniel A. Cotter
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Cotter (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Daniel D. Crowley
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Foundation Health (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Daniel M. Friedman
American judge.
- Senior Circuit Judge, Federal Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
- Daniel Harvey Hill
Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
- Served with the Army of Northern Virginia in the early years of the war, and again towards the war''s end (see list of Some Confederate Generals of the Army of Northern Virginia)
- Daniel A. Manion
American judge.
- Circuit Judge, Seventh Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
- Daniel P. Moynihan (born 1927)
American politician and diplomat.
- U.S. representative to the United Nations, 1975-76 (see list of U.S. Representatives to the United Nations)
- Daniel O'Connell
Irish nationalist leader known as ''the Liberator.''
- Founded the Catholic Association; member of parliament, 1828; Lord Mayor of Dublin, 1841 (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)
- Daniel J. Sullivan
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Caliber Systems (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Daniel P. Tully
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Merrill Lynch (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Daniel Webster (born 1782, died 1852)
American lawyer, statesman, and orator.
- Whig candidate for president in 1852 (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)
Miscellaneous
- Daniel
Read the writing on the wall; cast into a den of lions and survived.
- His story is told in the book of Daniel (see list of Biblical Names from the Old Testament)
- Daniel Manning
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
- Daniel Waggoner
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
- Daniel C. Wheeler
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
- Daniel Zwerdling
American public radio host.
- Host of ''''All Things Considered'''' (see list of National Public Radio Hosts)
Science and Philosophy
- Daniel I. Arnon (born 1910)
Polish biochemist.
- 1973 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Daniel T. Barry (born 1953)
American astronaut, physician and engineer.
- Astronaut on Endeavour (1996) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Daniel Bernoulli (born 1700, died 1782)
Swiss mathematician, anatomist, botanist, physicist and philosopher.
- Wrote Hydrodynamica (see list of Mathematicians, Physicists & Astronomers)
- Daniel Bovet (born 1907, died 1922)
Swiss-born Italian pharmacologist who discovered the first antihistamine.
- 1957 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
- Daniel C. Brandenstein
American astronaut.
- Astronaut on Challenger (1983), Discovery (1985), Columbia (1990), Endeavor (1992) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Daniel W. Bursch (born 1957)
American astronaut.
- Astronaut on Discovery (1993), Endeavour (1994, 1996) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Daniel C. Drucker (born 1918)
American engineer.
- 1988 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
American physician known for his studies on the origin and spread of infectious diseases.
- 1976 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Baruch Blumberg (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
- Daniel J. Haughton
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
- Daniel E. Koshland, Jr. (born 1920)
American biochemist.
- 1990 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Daniel ''Chappie'' James, Jr.
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
- Daniel L. McFadden (born 1937)
American economist
- 2000 Nobel Prize winner for Economics, with James J. Heckman (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics)
- Daniel Nathans (born 1928)
American microbiologist who developed techniques for analyzing DNA.
- 1978 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Hamilton Smith and Werner Arber (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
- 1993 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Daniel C. Tsui (born 1939)
1998 Nobel Laureate in Physics. Co-winner with Robert B. Laughlin and Horst L. Störmer ''for their discovery of a new form of quantum fluid with fractionally charged excitations.''
- 1998 Nobel Laureate in Physics (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
Sports
- Daniel Alfredsson
Hockey player.
- 1996 Calder Memorial Trophy winner (see list of Calder Memorial Trophy Winners)
- Daniel Bautista
Mexican athlete.
- 1976 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 20km Walk (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
- Daniel Fortmann
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1965 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
- Daniel Kinsey
American athlete.
- 1924 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 110m Hurdles (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Hurdles)
- Daniel Mendoza
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Pioneer inductees)
- Daniel Nuñez
Cuban athlete.
- 1980 Olympic weightlifting gold medal winner for 56kg (see list of Olympic gold medalists in weightlifting)
- Daniel Plaza
Spanish athlete.
- 1992 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 20km Walk (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
Stage and Screen
- Daniel Auteuil
- Winner of the 1996 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor award for The Eigth Day (see list of Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Winners)
- Daniel Day-Lewis (born 1957)
English actor.
- 1989 Academy Award winner for his performance in My Left Foot (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Actor)
- Daniel Morales
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by A Martinez (see list of Characters on ''L.A. Law'')
- Daniel Scott
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''Days of Our Lives'''' (see list of Characters on ''Days of Our Lives'')
- Daniel J. Travanti (born 1940)
American actor.
- Portrayed Capt. Frank Furillo (see list of Actors on ''Hill Street Blues'')
The Literary World
- Daniel R. Biddle
- 1987 Pulitzer Prize winner for Investigative Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting)
- Daniel J. Boorstin (born 1914)
American historian and government official.
- 1974 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for The Americans: The Democratic Experience (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
- Daniel Cohen
- Author of Curses, Hexes, and Spells (see list of Authors of some of the most frequently banned books between 1990-99, in the United States)
- Daniel Dalton
Fictional character.
- Owner of a secondhand clothing store in Stephen King''s novel Insomnia (see list of Characters in Insomnia)
- Daniel Defoe (born 1659, died 1731)
English journalist and novelist.
- Wrote Robinson Crusoe (see list of Writers of the Restoration and 18th Century)
- Daniel DeLuce
- 1944 Pulitzer Prize winner for International Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting)
- Daniel R. Fitzpatrick
- 1926 and 1955 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Cartooning (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning)
- Daniel Hertzberg
- 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner for Explanatory Journalism (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism)
- Daniel Yergin
- 1992 Pulitzer Prize winner for General Nonfiction, for The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Kneel
- Dandruff
- Fanny Danny
- Danube
- Dan, Dan the Garbage Man
- Dano
- Daniel San (from The Karate Kid)
- Dancy
- Dan the Man
- Lieutenant Dan (from "Forrest Gump")
- Dan L
- Danimal
- Ding Dong Dan
- Danny boy
- Daniel, Daniel, Cocker Spaniel
- Daniel Boone
- Daniel Paniel
- Danielle
Meaning: Its source is a Hebrew expression meaning "My judge is God. This the name of one of the twelve tribes of Israel."
Popularity: The name Daniel ranked 1321st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.
This name is usually reserved for boys. In part, it may owe its position on the US Census popularity list to incorrectly filled-out census forms.
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